Rice — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0333 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0333 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0781 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0314 ha per person, in 2019.
India ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0777 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0781 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0765 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0761 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0724 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0704 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0712 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0707 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0706 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0689 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0677 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0643 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0656 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0635 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0646 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0615 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0617 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0587 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0584 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0578 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0531 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0559 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0545 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0532 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0521 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.048 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0504 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0498 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0494 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0482 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0463 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0461 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0443 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.044 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0435 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0423 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0417 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0375 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0369 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0378 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0374 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0369 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0377 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0342 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0345 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0334 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0328 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0322 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0314 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0326 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0327 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0333 ha per person | -0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0333 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 6.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0333 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0485 ha per person, 69% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0737 ha per person | 0.0704 ha per person | 0.0781 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0639 ha per person | 0.0587 ha per person | 0.0689 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0533 ha per person | 0.048 ha per person | 0.0584 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0455 ha per person | 0.0435 ha per person | 0.0494 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 ha per person | 0.0342 ha per person | 0.0423 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 ha per person | 0.0314 ha per person | 0.0349 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.033 ha per person | 0.0326 ha per person | 0.0336 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0333 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0781 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0314 ha per person in 2019.
- How does India rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.