Cereal yields in India
India: Cereal yields was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.63 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.8544 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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
India recorded 3.63 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in India peaked at 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8544 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
India ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9473 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9297 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.9658 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9936 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8544 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9937 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 3.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9599 tonnes per hectare | 0.8544 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 yields in India?
- Cereal yields in India was 3.63 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 cereal yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8544 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does India rank for cereal yields?
- India ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.