Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India
India: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India stood at 0.0007 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India peaked at 0.0209 tonnes per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 2001.
That places India 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -44.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -43.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -73.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +433.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -85.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -68.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +61.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +138.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +96.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -46.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -89.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -77.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +4345.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -67.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -76.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -52.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +1379.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -75.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -82.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +872.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +129.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -94.2% |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | -56.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +112.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +101.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +5298.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -56.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -97.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +332.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +73.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +102.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +105.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +191.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +125.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -88.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +82.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -39.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0007 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0007 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0634 tonnes per person, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +5298.8% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person |
| 1988 | +4345.5% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | +1379.0% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +872.8% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in India was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 tonnes per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does India rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- India ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.