Statizoid

India vs United States: Arable land

India
153.87 million hectares
in 2023
United States
151.56 million hectares
in 2023
India rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

Arable land over time

  • India
  • United States
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 153.87 million hectares against 151.56 million hectares in United States, a difference of 2.31 million hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Globally, India ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.