Agricultural land (% of land area) in India was reported at 60.05 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Agricultural land (% of land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

The dataset contains year- and crop-wise historically compiled all india data on the area of agricultural lands used for growing different types of food, non-food and other types of agricultural crops such as rice, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi/marua, wheat, barley, other cereals and millets, tur or arhar, other pulses, sugarcane, condiments, spices, fruits, vegetables, groundnut, castor, sesamum, mustard, lin, rapeseed, cotton, jute, indigo, opium, tobacco, tea, coffee, and other crops.

Agricultural land in India amounted to over *** million hectares in financial year 2023. This was a decrease in agricultural land when compared to the previous year. That year, Haryana and Punjab were the leading Indian states with land available for agricultural purposes.  Cultivation and farming Of all agricultural land in India, *** million hectares has been cultivated. This makes India one of the largest agricultural economies globally. Major land types include alluvial soil in the Indo-Gangetic plains, black soil in Deccan, and red and laterite soils in the southern and eastern regions – all supporting the cultivation of rice, wheat, pulses, cotton, and oilseeds across varying climatic zones. Digitalization in farming Of recent policy developments from the central government towards agriculture has been the promotion of natural farming and digital land records. Initiatives like PM-KISAN provide income support to farmers. Additionally, states including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are digitizing land ownership data to reduce disputes. While controversial, several other states have eased land leasing laws to attract private investment and improve land utilization.

Agricultural Land: Punjab: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data was reported at 7,916.000 ha th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,835.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Punjab: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data is updated yearly, averaging 7,868.761 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,068.925 ha th in 2005 and a record low of 7,779.000 ha th in 2018. Agricultural Land: Punjab: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table IN.RIJ030: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Punjab.

Arable land (% of land area) in India was reported at 51.95 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Arable land (% of land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

India: Arable land, percent of total land area: The latest value from 2022 is 51.9 percent, unchanged from 51.9 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 14.5 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1961 to 2022 is 53.8 percent. The minimum value, 51.9 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 55 percent was recorded in 1979.

India Categories of Land Use: Net Irrigated Area data was reported at 68,380.000 ha th in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 68,120.000 ha th for 2014. India Categories of Land Use: Net Irrigated Area data is updated yearly, averaging 40,690.000 ha th from Mar 1951 (Median) to 2015, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68,380.000 ha th in 2015 and a record low of 20,850.000 ha th in 1951. India Categories of Land Use: Net Irrigated Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table IN.RIJ001: Agricultural Land: Categories of Land Use.

The dataset contains year-wise historically compiled all india data on the extent of agriculture lands under different sources of irrigation such as government and private canals, tanks, tube wells and other sources. Additionally, the dataset also contains data on the agricultural lands which have been irrigated more than once and the percentage of irrigated agricultural lands to total agricultural lands

This layer is a time series of the annual ESA CCI (Climate Change Initiative) land cover maps of the world. ESA has produced land cover maps for the years since 1992. These are available at the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative website.Time Extent: 1992-2019Cell Size: 300 meterSource Type: ThematicPixel Type: 8 Bit UnsignedData Projection: GCS WGS84Mosaic Projection: Web Mercator Auxiliary SphereExtent: GlobalSource: ESA Climate Change InitiativeUpdate Cycle: AnnualWhat can you do with this layer?This layer may be added to ArcGIS Online maps and applications and shown in a time series to watch a "time lapse" view of land cover change since 1992 for any part of the world. The same behavior exists when the layer is added to ArcGIS Pro.In addition to displaying all layers in a series, this layer may be queried so that only one year is displayed in a map. This layer can be used in analysis. For example, the layer may be added to ArcGIS Pro with a query set to display just one year. Then, an area count of land cover types may be produced for a feature dataset using the zonal statistics tool. Statistics may be compared with the statistics from other years to show a trend.To sum up area by land cover using this service, or any other analysis, be sure to use an equal area projection, such as Albers or Equal Earth.Different Classifications Available to MapFive processing templates are included in this layer. The processing templates may be used to display a smaller set of land cover classes.Cartographic Renderer (Default Template)Displays all ESA CCI land cover classes.*Forested lands TemplateThe forested lands template shows only forested lands (classes 50-90).Urban Lands TemplateThe urban lands template shows only urban areas (class 190).Converted Lands TemplateThe converted lands template shows only urban lands and lands converted to agriculture (classes 10-40 and 190).Simplified RendererDisplays the map in ten simple classes which match the ten simplified classes used in 2050 Land Cover projections from Clark University.Any of these variables can be displayed or analyzed by selecting their processing template. In ArcGIS Online, select the Image Display Options on the layer. Then pull down the list of variables from the Renderer options. Click Apply and Close. In ArcGIS Pro, go into the Layer Properties. Select Processing Templates from the left hand menu. From the Processing Template pull down menu, select the variable to display.Using TimeBy default, the map will display as a time series animation, one year per frame. A time slider will appear when you add this layer to your map. To see the most current data, move the time slider until you see the most current year.In addition to displaying the past quarter century of land cover maps as an animation, this time series can also display just one year of data by use of a definition query. For a step by step example using ArcGIS Pro on how to display just one year of this layer, as well as to compare one year to another, see the blog called Calculating Impervious Surface Change.Hierarchical ClassificationLand cover types are defined using the land cover classification (LCCS) developed by the United Nations, FAO. It is designed to be as compatible as possible with other products, namely GLCC2000, GlobCover 2005 and 2009.This is a heirarchical classification system. For example, class 60 means "closed to open" canopy broadleaved deciduous tree cover. But in some places a more specific type of broadleaved deciduous tree cover may be available. In that case, a more specific code 61 or 62 may be used which specifies "open" (61) or "closed" (62) cover.Land Cover ProcessingTo provide consistency over time, these maps are produced from baseline land cover maps, and are revised for changes each year depending on the best available satellite data from each period in time. These revisions were made from AVHRR 1km time series from 1992 to 1999, SPOT-VGT time series between 1999 and 2013, and PROBA-V data for years 2013, 2014 and 2015. When MERIS FR or PROBA-V time series are available, changes detected at 1 km are re-mapped at 300 m. The last step consists in back- and up-dating the 10-year baseline LC map to produce the 24 annual LC maps from 1992 to 2015.Source dataThe datasets behind this layer were extracted from NetCDF files and TIFF files produced by ESA. Years 1992-2015 were acquired from ESA CCI LC version 2.0.7 in TIFF format, and years 2016-2018 were acquired from version 2.1.1 in NetCDF format. These are downloadable from ESA with an account, after agreeing to their terms of use. https://maps.elie.ucl.ac.be/CCI/viewer/download.phpCitationESA. Land Cover CCI Product User Guide Version 2. Tech. Rep. (2017). Available at: maps.elie.ucl.ac.be/CCI/viewer/download/ESACCI-LC-Ph2-PUGv2_2.0.pdfMore technical documentation on the source datasets is available here:https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/satellite-land-cover?tab=doc*Index of all classes in this layer:10 Cropland, rainfed11 Herbaceous cover12 Tree or shrub cover20 Cropland, irrigated or post-flooding30 Mosaic cropland (>50%) / natural vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<50%)40 Mosaic natural vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (>50%) / cropland (<50%)50 Tree cover, broadleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)60 Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed to open (>15%)61 Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed (>40%)62 Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open (15-40%)70 Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)71 Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed (>40%)72 Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, open (15-40%)80 Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, closed to open (>15%)81 Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, closed (>40%)82 Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, open (15-40%)90 Tree cover, mixed leaf type (broadleaved and needleleaved)100 Mosaic tree and shrub (>50%) / herbaceous cover (<50%)110 Mosaic herbaceous cover (>50%) / tree and shrub (<50%)120 Shrubland121 Shrubland evergreen122 Shrubland deciduous130 Grassland140 Lichens and mosses150 Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)151 Sparse tree (<15%)152 Sparse shrub (<15%)153 Sparse herbaceous cover (<15%)160 Tree cover, flooded, fresh or brakish water170 Tree cover, flooded, saline water180 Shrub or herbaceous cover, flooded, fresh/saline/brakish water190 Urban areas200 Bare areas201 Consolidated bare areas202 Unconsolidated bare areas210 Water bodies

Agricultural Land: Tamil Nadu: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data was reported at 6,348.000 ha th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,156.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Tamil Nadu: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data is updated yearly, averaging 5,833.395 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,348.000 ha th in 2022 and a record low of 5,129.000 ha th in 2017. Agricultural Land: Tamil Nadu: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table IN.RIJ033: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Tamil Nadu.

India: Land area in sq. km: The latest value from 2022 is 2973190 sq. km, unchanged from 2973190 sq. km in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 673036 sq. km, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1961 to 2022 is 2973190 sq. km. The minimum value, 2973190 sq. km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 2973190 sq. km was recorded in 1961.

Land area (sq. km) in India was reported at 2973190 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Land area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The cultivated area in India was approximately *** million hectares in fiscal year 2019. This was a decrease from the number in fiscal year 2015. The country's main crops included rice, wheat and several vegetables and fruits.

India Categories of Land Use: Total Cropped Area data was reported at 219,158.000 ha th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 216,107.000 ha th for 2021. India Categories of Land Use: Total Cropped Area data is updated yearly, averaging 196,374.000 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 219,158.000 ha th in 2022 and a record low of 175,660.000 ha th in 2003. India Categories of Land Use: Total Cropped Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table IN.RIJ001: Agricultural Land: Categories of Land Use.

The north-western state of Rajasthan was the largest in terms of land area in India in 2021 with over 342 thousand square kilometers. Central Madhya Pradesh and south-western Maharashtra followed, while the union territory of Lakshadweep recorded an area of 30 square kilometers. Overall, India's geographical area amounted to about 3.3 million square kilometers.

Permanent cropland (% of land area) in India was reported at 4.5742 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Permanent cropland (% of land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Agricultural land (sq. km) in India was reported at 1785279 sq. Km in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Agricultural land (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

At the end of fiscal year 2024, India had over 130 million hectares of land area for cultivation of food grains. This was a decrease from the previous year's area of cultivation. In fiscal year 2023, rice was the most produced food grain by the south Asian nation.

In 2023, the Indian state of Telangana had the highest availability of industrial land, which accounted for approximately ** thousand acres. Maharashtra followed with nearly ** thousand acres of industrial land. Overall, the south-Asian country had more than *** thousand acres of available industrial land during the same period.

The dataset contains year-wise historically compiled all india data on the area of land under different types of land uses in India. These include land under forests, land not available for cultivation, other uncultivated land excluding fallow land, fallow lands, sown and cropped area, area sown more than once, etc.