Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 10.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.56 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
7th
of 110 countries
All-time high
10.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
4.23 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 10.56 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 10.58 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.23 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
India ranks 7th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.35 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 4.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.54 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.51 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.23 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 4.32 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 5.04 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 5.37 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 5.59 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 6.13 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 6.44 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 6.55 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 6.06 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 7.04 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 7.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 7.62 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 7.46 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.49 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.45 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.93 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 7.93 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 7.73 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 7.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.76 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.11 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 7.9 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 8.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 8.46 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.41 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.71 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 8.98 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.26 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.65 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 8.86 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.47 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 8.94 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 8.87 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.42 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 9.43 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.33 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.57 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.78 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.97 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.25 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.58 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 10.23 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.35 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.97 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.86 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.55 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 10.47 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.24 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.56 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 10.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 30.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 ha per square kilometre | 4.23 ha per square kilometre | 5.37 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.58 ha per square kilometre | 5.59 ha per square kilometre | 7.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.79 ha per square kilometre | 7.45 ha per square kilometre | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.46 ha per square kilometre | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | 9.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.01 ha per square kilometre | 8.47 ha per square kilometre | 9.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.06 ha per square kilometre | 9.57 ha per square kilometre | 10.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.46 ha per square kilometre | 10.24 ha per square kilometre | 10.56 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 10.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does India rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.