Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in India
India: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 121.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
India recorded 121.94 for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in India peaked at 121.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.38, in 1966.
India ranks 21st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91.63 | — |
| 1962 | 87.5 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 90.47 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 92.39 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 74.68 | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 73.38 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 86.47 | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 90.09 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 91.47 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 95.57 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 93.32 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 86.06 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 93.76 | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 81.37 | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 96.16 | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 86.95 | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 98.96 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 99.88 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 83.53 | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 93.86 | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 94.9 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 84.54 | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 102.49 | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 98.07 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 98.57 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 94.68 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 87.3 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 102.5 | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 107.14 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 103.04 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 100.58 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 101.1 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 101.9 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 104.41 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 99.11 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 93.88 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 101.69 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 99.07 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 104.76 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 100.73 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 103.06 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 87.25 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 96.07 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 90.45 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 93.47 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 95.21 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 99.06 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 99.76 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.17 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 95.37 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 105.08 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 102.96 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 101.17 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 102.22 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.23 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 100.55 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 102.21 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 105.36 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 105.01 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 109.24 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 113.46 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 111.87 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 117.59 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 121.94 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.45 | 73.38 | 92.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 91.56 | 81.37 | 99.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.41 | 84.54 | 107.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.95 | 93.88 | 104.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.72 | 87.25 | 103.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.72 | 95.37 | 105.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.82 | 109.24 | 121.94 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in India?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in India was 121.94 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 121.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.38 in 1966.
- How does India rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- India ranks 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.