Early-demographic dividend vs India: Cereal production

Early-demographic dividend
689.95 million metric tons
in 2024
India
391.12 million metric tons
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
India rank
3rd

Cereal production over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • India
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B196119922024

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 689.95 million metric tons against 391.12 million metric tons in India, a difference of 298.82 million metric tons.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 1.8 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend India Difference Ahead
1960s 233.64 million metric tons 91.42 million metric tons 142.23 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend
1970s 310.15 million metric tons 121.91 million metric tons 188.24 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend
1980s 417.59 million metric tons 162.55 million metric tons 255.04 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend
1990s 529.95 million metric tons 210.25 million metric tons 319.70 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend
2000s 653.56 million metric tons 240.75 million metric tons 412.81 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend
2010s 814.60 million metric tons 297.66 million metric tons 516.94 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend
2020s 884.71 million metric tons 363.09 million metric tons 521.62 million metric tons Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Early-demographic dividend or India?
Early-demographic dividend, at 689.95 million metric tons against 391.12 million metric tons in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production between Early-demographic dividend and India?
298.82 million metric tons, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and India rank globally for cereal production?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.