Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0219 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in India stood at 0.0219 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0337 ha per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 ha per person, in 2019.
India ranks 43rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0289 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0297 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.029 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0282 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0274 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0251 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0251 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0287 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0299 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0305 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0327 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0335 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0334 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0311 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0295 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0327 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0326 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0327 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0337 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0323 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0317 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0307 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.032 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0327 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0305 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0291 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0286 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0279 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0285 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0273 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0267 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0267 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0268 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0265 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.026 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.024 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0226 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0235 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0226 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.023 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0226 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0216 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0224 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.022 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0214 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0218 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0219 ha per person | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0219 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 8.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 ha per person | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0299 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0322 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0337 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0304 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.0255 ha per person | 0.0273 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0227 ha per person | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0219 ha per person | 0.0214 ha per person | 0.0224 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 40 Italy 0.0288 ha per person compare
- 41 Tajikistan 0.0256 ha per person compare
- 42 Nepal 0.023 ha per person compare
- 44 Albania 0.0193 ha per person compare
- 45 Luxembourg 0.0188 ha per person compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0187 ha per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0219 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0337 ha per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 ha per person in 2019.
- How does India rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 43rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.