India: Arable land, percent of land area
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| India |
Arable land, percent of total land area |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 51.9 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1961 - 2022 |
| Average | 53.8 |
| Min - Max | 51.9 - 55.0 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 51.9 percent, unchanged from 51.9 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 14.5 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1961 to 2022 is 53.8 percent. The minimum value, 51.9 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 55 percent was recorded in 1979.
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Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Forest area, percent | 24.4 | 2022 | percent |
| Percent agricultural land | 60.05 | 2021 | percent |
| Employment in agriculture | 42.86 | 2022 | percent |
| GDP share of agriculture | 16.00 | 2023 | percent |
| Agriculture value added | 570.75 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Agricultural land | 1,785,280 | 2021 | sq. km. |
| Crop production index | 123.3 | 2022 | index points |
| Precipitation | 1,083 | 2021 | mm per year |
| Arable land, percent of land area | 51.9 | 2022 | percent |
| Cereal crop yield by hectar | 3,567 | 2022 | kg per hectar |
| Food production index | 127.8 | 2022 | index points |
| Fertilizer use | 193.2 | 2022 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 132.5 | 2022 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 726,928.0 | 2022 | sq. km |