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 (% 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 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.

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.

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.

Arable land (hectares) in India was reported at 154447948 ha in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Arable land (hectares) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Arable land (hectares per person) in India was reported at 0.10921 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Arable land (hectares per person) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

India: Percent agricultural land: The latest value from 2022 is 60.05 percent, unchanged from 60.05 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 38.55 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1961 to 2022 is 60.43 percent. The minimum value, 58.84 percent, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 61.07 percent was recorded in 1991.

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: All India: Type of Use: Land Not Available for Cultivation data was reported at 43,880.000 ha th in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 43,861.000 ha th for 2014. Agricultural Land: All India: Type of Use: Land Not Available for Cultivation data is updated yearly, averaging 43,192.000 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43,880.000 ha th in 2015 and a record low of 42,073.000 ha th in 2003. Agricultural Land: All India: Type of Use: Land Not Available for Cultivation 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.RIJ002: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: All India.

Agricultural Land: Delhi: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land data was reported at 53.000 ha th in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 53.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Delhi: Type of Use: Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land/Culturable Land/Arable Land data is updated yearly, averaging 53.000 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.083 ha th in 2003 and a record low of 53.000 ha th in 2022. Agricultural Land: Delhi: 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.RIJ027: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: NCT of Delhi.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Agricultural Land: Meghalaya: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data was reported at 325.000 ha th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 309.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Meghalaya: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data is updated yearly, averaging 310.500 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 343.000 ha th in 2015 and a record low of 212.000 ha th in 2003. Agricultural Land: Meghalaya: 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.RIJ024: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Meghalaya.

Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land) in India was reported at 42.27 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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 July of 2025.

India: Agricultural land, sq. km.: The latest value from 2021 is 1785280 sq. km., an increase from 1785278 sq. km. in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 245857 sq. km., based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1961 to 2021 is 1796799 sq. km.. The minimum value, 1749520 sq. km., was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 1815860 sq. km. was recorded in 1991.

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