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 108th of 181 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.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 39,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 38,000 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 42,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 41,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 54,000 tonnes | +31.7% |
| 1968 | 47,000 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1969 | 47,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 63,000 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 39,000 tonnes | -38.1% |
| 1972 | 52,000 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 47,000 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 45,000 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 59,000 tonnes | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 52,000 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 49,000 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 50,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 45,000 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 57,000 tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 56,000 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 53,000 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 64,000 tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 68,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 54,000 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1986 | 62,000 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 46,000 tonnes | -25.8% |
| 1988 | 69,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 79,000 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 68,000 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 54,000 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 62,000 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 51,000 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 42,000 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 37,000 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 35,000 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 53,000 tonnes | +51.4% |
| 1998 | 56,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 61,000 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 57,000 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 59,000 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 50,000 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 41,000 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 55,000 tonnes | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 59,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 62,000 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 48,000 tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 61,000 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 58,000 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 331,000 tonnes | +470.7% |
| 2011 | 209,000 tonnes | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 97,000 tonnes | -53.6% |
| 2013 | 39,000 tonnes | -59.8% |
| 2014 | 58,000 tonnes | +48.7% |
| 2015 | 89,000 tonnes | +53.4% |
| 2016 | 212,000 tonnes | +138.2% |
| 2017 | 241,000 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 20,000 tonnes | -91.7% |
| 2019 | 333,000 tonnes | +1565.0% |
| 2020 | 175,000 tonnes | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 16,000 tonnes | -90.9% |
| 2022 | 24,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 7,000 tonnes | -70.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 7,000 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,000 tonnes, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 7,000 tonnes is below the median for South Asia, which is 40,500 tonnes, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1565.0% | 20,000 tonnes | 333,000 tonnes |
| 2010 | +470.7% | 58,000 tonnes | 331,000 tonnes |
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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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 108th out of 181 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.