Agricultural land in India amounted to over 179 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.

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 March 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 March of 2025.

The cultivated area in India was approximately 154 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.

Agricultural land as a share of land area of India remained stable at 60.0 % over the last 2 years. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

The dataset contains year- and crop-wise historically compiled all india data on the area of irrigated 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: Meghalaya: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land data was reported at 1,015.000 ha th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,010.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Meghalaya: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land data is updated yearly, averaging 1,015.000 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,057.329 ha th in 2007 and a record low of 100.000 ha th in 2005. Agricultural Land: Meghalaya: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land 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.RIJ024: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Meghalaya.

Agricultural land in India amounted to nearly two million hectares in 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.

In 2021, the total arable land in India amounted to approximately 154.45 million hectares. In comparison, the total arable land in Singapore amounted to approximately 560 hectares in 2021.

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

Agricultural Land: Uttar Pradesh: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land data was reported at 18,264.000 ha th in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18,614.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Uttar Pradesh: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land data is updated yearly, averaging 18,901.000 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,267.898 ha th in 2006 and a record low of 146.500 ha th in 2003. Agricultural Land: Uttar Pradesh: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land 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.RIJ036: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Uttar Pradesh.

Maharashtra was the leading state in the production of industrial wood from trees outside the forest area in 2022 across India. Uttar Pradesh ranked second that year with over eight million cubic meters. Meanwhile, the production of industrial wood was estimated to be nearly 92 million cubic meters across India during the same period.

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 March of 2025.

In fiscal year 2023, crops accounted for the highest share within agriculture and allied sectors in India in terms of gross value added. Livestock ranked second that year at over 30 percent.

In fiscal year 2023, fishing and aquaculture contributed about seven percent to the gross value added by agriculture in India. This was an increase from just over four percent a decade earlier. Crops and livestock made up the highest shares within agriculture GVA in India.

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.

In the fiscal year 2023, about 108,216 thousand hectares of cultivated land used chemical pesticides while biopesticides usage was on 15,636 thousand hectares of cultivated land. This trend reflects the ongoing reliance on conventional pest control methods in Indian agriculture, despite growing interest in more sustainable alternatives.

In fiscal year 2023, industrial wood from trees outside the forest area accounted for the highest share within forestry sector in India in terms of gross value added. Firewood ranked second that year at over 20 percent.

This statistic represents Indian acquisitions of agricultural land abroad as of January 2016. India bought 404,360 hectares of agricultural land in Ghana during the period from 2004 to 2016.

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.