India vs Pakistan: Cereal yields
India
3.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Pakistan
3.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
78th
Pakistan rank
79th
Cereal yields over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 3.63 tonnes per hectare against 3.62 tonnes per hectare in Pakistan, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 78th and Pakistan ranks 79th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9599 tonnes per hectare | 0.937 tonnes per hectare | 0.0229 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.1653 tonnes per hectare | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.1009 tonnes per hectare | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.1123 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.0704 tonnes per hectare | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.0316 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.0331 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 3.63 tonnes per hectare against 3.62 tonnes per hectare in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between India and Pakistan?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for cereal yields?
- India ranks 78th and Pakistan ranks 79th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.