Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 3.63 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.63 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.63 kg per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.8544 kg per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
India recorded 3.63 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 3.63 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8544 kg per hectare, in 1965.
That places India 77th out of 180 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.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in India, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9473 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9297 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.9658 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9936 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8544 kg per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8642 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9937 kg per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.13 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 1.14 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 1.2 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.33 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.37 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.22 kg per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 1.56 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.59 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.58 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.78 kg per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 1.92 kg per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 1.89 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.91 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.04 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.06 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.13 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.11 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.23 kg per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 2.19 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.34 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.29 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.43 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.23 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.39 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.34 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.45 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.58 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.64 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.56 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.67 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.89 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 3 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.97 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.99 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.85 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.01 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.13 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.39 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.39 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.53 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.56 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.63 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.63 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 3.63 kg per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.59 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9599 kg per hectare | 0.8544 kg per hectare | 1.05 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 kg per hectare | 1.07 kg per hectare | 1.37 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 kg per hectare | 1.35 kg per hectare | 1.92 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 kg per hectare | 1.89 kg per hectare | 2.34 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 kg per hectare | 2.23 kg per hectare | 2.64 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 kg per hectare | 2.67 kg per hectare | 3.39 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 kg per hectare | 3.39 kg per hectare | 3.63 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 74 Cambodia 3.72 kg per hectare compare
- 75 Canada 3.69 kg per hectare compare
- 76 Pakistan 3.63 kg per hectare compare
- 78 Puerto Rico 3.61 kg per hectare compare
- 79 North Korea 3.61 kg per hectare compare
- 80 North Macedonia 3.57 kg 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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in India was 3.63 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8544 kg per hectare in 1965.
- How does India rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.