Cashew nut yields in India
India: Cashew nut yields was 0.6629 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6629 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.7783 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.386 tonnes per hectare
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut yields in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in India is 0.6629 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in India peaked at 0.7783 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.386 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
That places India 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4279 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4419 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4348 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4302 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4585 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4533 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4386 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4202 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4062 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3953 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.386 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3991 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4312 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4324 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4284 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4094 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4029 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3988 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4069 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.409 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4201 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4342 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4523 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4696 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4935 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5183 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.538 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5539 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5722 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6195 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5574 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.658 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6525 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.758 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6494 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6859 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6634 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6846 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.726 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7661 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7783 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6641 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7077 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7406 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7591 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7233 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7693 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6724 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6249 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6368 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6351 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6544 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6629 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6629 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4414 tonnes per hectare | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4147 tonnes per hectare | 0.386 tonnes per hectare | 0.4386 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4406 tonnes per hectare | 0.3988 tonnes per hectare | 0.5183 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5961 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 0.658 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6981 tonnes per hectare | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | 0.7783 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7191 tonnes per hectare | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | 0.7693 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6428 tonnes per hectare | 0.6249 tonnes per hectare | 0.6629 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 19 Angola 0.8081 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Mexico 0.7982 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 El Salvador 0.7642 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6614 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.5714 tonnes per hectare compare
- 25 Ghana 0.5352 tonnes per hectare 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 cashew nut yields in India?
- Cashew nut yields in India was 0.6629 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7783 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.386 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does India rank for cashew nut yields?
- India ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.