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India: Arable land (% of land area)

51.73percent · 2024-1.7% since 2014

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. Annual figures for India from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202451.732
202351.848
202251.876
202151.935
202052.035
201952.326
201852.493
201752.706
201652.755
201552.852
201452.611
201352.632
201252.67
201152.842
201052.771
200953.086
200853.074
200753.103
200653.293
200553.607
200453.752
200354.003
200254.153
200154.107
200054.302
199954.312
199854.311
199754.365
199654.279
199554.518
199454.72
199354.718
199254.837
199154.92
199055.01
198955.008
198854.79
198754.911
198654.935
198554.97
198454.938
198354.706
198254.846
198154.787
198054.763
197954.907
197854.856
197754.434
197654.538
197554.491
197454.377
197354.247
197253.921
197153.757
197053.997
196953.848
196853.916
196753.74
196653.34
196553.214
196453.051
196352.963
196252.704
196152.404

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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