Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India
India: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 7,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India stood at 7,000 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.8% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India peaked at 333,000 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,000 tonnes, in 2023.
India ranks 107th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,667 tonnes | 36,000 tonnes | 54,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,100 tonnes | 39,000 tonnes | 63,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,800 tonnes | 46,000 tonnes | 79,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,900 tonnes | 35,000 tonnes | 68,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,000 tonnes | 41,000 tonnes | 62,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,900 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 333,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,500 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 175,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India was 7,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 333,000 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 tonnes in 2023.
- How does India rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- India ranks 107th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.