Beverages, Alcoholic — Food in India
India: Beverages, Alcoholic — Food was 3,079 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
India recorded 3,079 1000 t for beverages, alcoholic — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beverages, alcoholic — food in India peaked at 3,079 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,664 1000 t, in 2010.
India ranks 3rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,664 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,852 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1,840 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,940 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2,070 1000 t | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2,372 1000 t | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 2,097 1000 t | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1,765 1000 t | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 2,628 1000 t | +48.9% |
| 2019 | 2,521 1000 t | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2,619 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 2,725 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2,968 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 3,079 1000 t | +3.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3,079 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5 1000 t, 615.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 3,079 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 3 1000 t, 1026.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beverages, Alcoholic — Food 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +48.9% | 1,765 1000 t | 2,628 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,075 1000 t | 1,664 1000 t | 2,628 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,848 1000 t | 2,619 1000 t | 3,079 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 11,332 1000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 11,223 1000 t compare
- 4 United States 1,557 1000 t compare
- 5 Russian Federation 1,287 1000 t compare
- 5 Russia 1,287 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beverages, alcoholic — food in India?
- Beverages, alcoholic — food in India was 3,079 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beverages, alcoholic — food recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3,079 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest beverages, alcoholic — food recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,664 1000 t in 2010.
- How does India rank for beverages, alcoholic — food?
- India ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beverages, alcoholic — food rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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 Beverages, Alcoholic — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.