Cashew nut yields in India
India: Cashew nut yields was 0.6629 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (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.