Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in India
India: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested was 125,010 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
India recorded 125,010 ha for carrots and turnips — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested in India peaked at 133,552 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,000 ha, in 1961.
India ranks 4th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested in India, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 9,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 9,500 ha | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 10,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 10,450 ha | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 10,900 ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 11,300 ha | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 11,800 ha | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 12,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 12,400 ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 12,800 ha | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 13,300 ha | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 14,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 14,300 ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 14,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 15,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 15,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 16,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 16,200 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 16,300 ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 16,800 ha | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 17,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 17,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 18,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 18,500 ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 19,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 19,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 19,700 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 20,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 20,124 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 23,007 ha | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 25,953 ha | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 28,152 ha | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 29,880 ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 31,418 ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 32,888 ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 34,333 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 35,766 ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 37,192 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 38,613 ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 39,789 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 40,950 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 42,098 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 43,234 ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44,360 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 45,476 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 46,584 ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 47,685 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48,781 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 56,000 ha | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 62,000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 64,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 62,000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 64,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 82,303 ha | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 86,239 ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 96,508 ha | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 109,462 ha | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 104,982 ha | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 108,393 ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 133,552 ha | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 122,664 ha | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 125,010 ha | +1.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 125,010 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,053 ha, 30.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +28.6% | 64,000 ha | 82,303 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,939 ha | 8,000 ha | 11,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,980 ha | 12,000 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,850 ha | 16,200 ha | 19,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,152 ha | 20,000 ha | 35,766 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,598 ha | 37,192 ha | 47,685 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,129 ha | 48,781 ha | 109,462 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,920 ha | 104,982 ha | 133,552 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 426,560 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 424,862 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 14,863 ha compare
- 3 USSR 160,000 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,990 ha compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 53,212 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 42,800 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,050 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,153 ha compare
- 7 Ukraine 39,500 ha 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 carrots and turnips — area harvested in India?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested in India was 125,010 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 133,552 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested?
- India ranks 4th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.