Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 16.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.09 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 120 countries
All-time high
16.09 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
11.67 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India stood at 16.09 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 16.09 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.67 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.67 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 12.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 12.26 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 11.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 11.86 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 12.26 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 12.43 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 12.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 12.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 12.7 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 12.34 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 12.88 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 12.74 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 13.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 12.95 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 13.55 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 13.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.26 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 13.5 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 13.69 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 12.87 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 13.87 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 13.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.05 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 14.04 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 14.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 14.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 14.34 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 14.31 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 14.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.4 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.6 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.07 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.33 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 14.09 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.68 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.73 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.77 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 15.32 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 14.42 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.38 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.84 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.63 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.8 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.72 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.69 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.39 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 16.09 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 16.09 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 55.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 16.09 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.09 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.13 ha per square kilometre | 11.67 ha per square kilometre | 12.67 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13 ha per square kilometre | 12.34 ha per square kilometre | 13.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.67 ha per square kilometre | 12.87 ha per square kilometre | 14.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.53 ha per square kilometre | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 15.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6 ha per square kilometre | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | 15.32 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 ha per square kilometre | 14.38 ha per square kilometre | 14.85 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.78 ha per square kilometre | 15.39 ha per square kilometre | 16.09 ha per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre in India?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 16.09 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 16.09 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.