Bees — Stocks in India

India: Bees — Stocks was 12.65 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.65 million No
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 120 countries
All-time high
12.65 million No
in 2024
All-time low
5.00 million No
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bees — Stocks in India, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for bees — stocks in India is 12.65 million No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bees — stocks in India peaked at 12.65 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million No, in 1961.

That places India 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Bees — Stocks in India, year by year

Annual values for Bees — Stocks in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year No Change
1961 5.00 million No —
1962 5.00 million No +0.0%
1963 5.00 million No +0.0%
1964 5.00 million No +0.0%
1965 6.30 million No +26.0%
1966 7.50 million No +19.0%
1967 7.50 million No +0.0%
1968 7.50 million No +0.0%
1969 7.50 million No +0.0%
1970 8.00 million No +6.7%
1971 8.00 million No +0.0%
1972 8.00 million No +0.0%
1973 8.30 million No +3.8%
1974 8.30 million No +0.0%
1975 8.40 million No +1.2%
1976 8.30 million No -1.2%
1977 8.30 million No +0.0%
1978 8.30 million No +0.0%
1979 8.50 million No +2.4%
1980 9.00 million No +5.9%
1981 9.00 million No +0.0%
1982 9.40 million No +4.4%
1983 9.50 million No +1.1%
1984 9.60 million No +1.1%
1985 9.50 million No -1.0%
1986 9.50 million No +0.0%
1987 9.40 million No -1.1%
1988 9.70 million No +3.2%
1989 9.50 million No -2.1%
1990 9.60 million No +1.1%
1991 9.60 million No +0.0%
1992 9.70 million No +1.0%
1993 9.70 million No +0.0%
1994 9.70 million No +0.0%
1995 9.70 million No +0.0%
1996 9.80 million No +1.0%
1997 9.70 million No -1.0%
1998 9.70 million No +0.0%
1999 9.70 million No +0.0%
2000 9.80 million No +1.0%
2001 9.80 million No +0.0%
2002 9.80 million No +0.0%
2003 9.80 million No +0.0%
2004 9.80 million No +0.0%
2005 9.80 million No +0.0%
2006 9.80 million No +0.0%
2007 9.80 million No +0.0%
2008 10.60 million No +8.2%
2009 10.60 million No +0.0%
2010 11.50 million No +8.5%
2011 11.50 million No +0.0%
2012 11.55 million No +0.4%
2013 11.60 million No +0.4%
2014 11.80 million No +1.7%
2015 11.93 million No +1.1%
2016 12.05 million No +1.1%
2017 12.17 million No +0.9%
2018 12.21 million No +0.3%
2019 12.23 million No +0.2%
2020 12.24 million No +0.1%
2021 12.43 million No +1.5%
2022 12.50 million No +0.6%
2023 12.58 million No +0.6%
2024 12.65 million No +0.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 12.65 million No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 309,560 No, 40.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Bees — Stocks in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +26.0% 5.00 million No 6.30 million No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.26 million No 5.00 million No 7.50 million No 9
1970s 8.24 million No 8.00 million No 8.50 million No 10
1980s 9.41 million No 9.00 million No 9.70 million No 10
1990s 9.69 million No 9.60 million No 9.80 million No 10
2000s 9.96 million No 9.80 million No 10.60 million No 10
2010s 11.85 million No 11.50 million No 12.23 million No 10
2020s 12.48 million No 12.24 million No 12.65 million No 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 9.54 million No compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 9.36 million No compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 8.96 million No compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7.26 million No compare
  5. 4 USSR 9.20 million No compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bees — stocks in India?
Bees — stocks in India was 12.65 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bees — stocks recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 12.65 million No in 2024.
What is the lowest bees — stocks recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million No in 1961.
How does India rank for bees — stocks?
India ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is bees — stocks rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bees — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bees — Stocks
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
162 places, 8,968 data points, 1961–2024
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