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 (% 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.

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.

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.

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 (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.

Agricultural Land: Sikkim: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data was reported at 140.000 ha th in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 140.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Sikkim: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data is updated yearly, averaging 138.500 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 162.000 ha th in 2020 and a record low of 118.000 ha th in 2009. Agricultural Land: Sikkim: 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.RIJ032: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Sikkim.

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 financial year 2022, the area under overall food crops was the highest among all crops cultivated in India. This was followed by food grains with a cultivated area of over *** million hectares that same year.

Agricultural Land: Uttar Pradesh: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data was reported at 28,200.000 ha th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 27,109.000 ha th for 2021. Agricultural Land: Uttar Pradesh: Type of Use: Total Cropped Area data is updated yearly, averaging 25,858.500 ha th from Mar 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,200.000 ha th in 2022 and a record low of 24,311.000 ha th in 2003. Agricultural Land: Uttar Pradesh: 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.RIJ036: Agricultural Land: Type of Use: Uttar Pradesh.

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.

The largest coffee cultivator in India in fiscal year 2023 was Karnataka, with over *** thousand hectares of area under coffee cultivation. The total amount of land under cultivation for coffee in India was over *** thousand hectares during the same year.

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.

The Dataset contains yearwise and crop wise statistics of area cultivated, production, yield and the percentage of area under irrigation. These figures are All-India figures. The crops are broadly categorised into Food grains, Oil seeds and commercial crops. - The crops in this dataset include : Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, pulses including (gram, Tur, Masur), Oil seeds including groundnut, rapeseed, Mustard along with other crops like - Soyabean, cotton, jute, sugarcane, sunflower, potato, onion, tomato, coconut etc. - For most of the crops the information is available from 1950-51. Exceptions include : Masur(1970-71), Soyabean(1970-71), Sunflower (1970-71), Guarseed (1997-98) , Sunhemp (1997-98), Onion (1978-79), Tomato (2005-06), Coconut (1991-92). - The latest data is as per the fourth estimates of 2021-22 ( exception is for Coconut and Tomato, whose latest data is 3rd estimates)

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

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: 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.

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.

India's total coffee estimated cultivated area surpassed *** thousand hectares in the fiscal year 2024. The most common varieties of coffee that are cultivated across India are Arabica and Robusta beans. The southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are the traditional areas for coffee cultivation in India.

In financial year 2023, about 306 thousand hectares of agricultural land in the Indian state of Assam was utilized for vegetable production. The land used for the production of aromatics and medicinal crops made up the smallest fraction of the total production area at 4.62 thousand hectares. The overall cultivation area of the state of Assam was 668.51 thousand hectares in that year.