Change of cereal yield vs land used in India
India: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 3.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.63
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.63
in 2024
All-time low
0.8544
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in India, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in India is 3.63, measured 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, change of cereal yield vs land used in India peaked at 3.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8544, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9473 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9297 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.9658 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9936 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8544 | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8642 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9937 | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.15 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 1.2 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.33 | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.37 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.22 | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 1.35 | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.56 | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 1.56 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.59 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.58 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 1.92 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 1.89 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.91 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.04 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.13 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.11 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.23 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 2.19 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.34 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.43 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.39 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 2.34 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.45 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.58 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.64 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.56 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.67 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.89 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 3 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.97 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.99 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.85 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.01 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.39 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.39 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.53 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.56 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.63 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9599 | 0.8544 | 1.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 1.35 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 | 1.89 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 2.23 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.67 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.39 | 3.63 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in India?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in India was 3.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8544 in 1965.
- How does India rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- India ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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