Land area in India
India: Land area was 2.97 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in India, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in India is 2.97 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in India peaked at 2.97 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.97 million sq. km, in 1961.
India ranks 7th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 391.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in India?
- Land area in India was 2.97 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does India rank for land area?
- India ranks 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.