Coffee bean yields in India
India: Coffee bean yields was 0.7387 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7387 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.9715 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
0.4 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean 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
The most recent figure for coffee bean yields in India is 0.7387 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in India peaked at 0.9715 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places India 36th out of 82 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.
Coffee bean yields in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4763 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4992 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5112 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.623 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4479 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5737 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1970 | 0.497 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8612 tonnes per hectare | +73.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5345 tonnes per hectare | -37.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7006 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6595 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.638 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6394 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7353 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6138 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8099 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6242 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.784 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6468 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5071 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9317 tonnes per hectare | +83.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5707 tonnes per hectare | -38.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8914 tonnes per hectare | +56.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5628 tonnes per hectare | -36.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9715 tonnes per hectare | +72.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5344 tonnes per hectare | -45.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7606 tonnes per hectare | +42.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8054 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7248 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9183 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7877 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8158 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7982 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8768 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9467 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9588 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8586 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.832 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8265 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8027 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8396 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7605 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7484 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8146 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8378 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8517 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8456 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7986 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7726 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.801 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6943 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7651 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7126 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7897 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7338 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7363 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7387 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.7387 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5065 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.623 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6439 tonnes per hectare | 0.497 tonnes per hectare | 0.8612 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.5071 tonnes per hectare | 0.9715 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7944 tonnes per hectare | 0.5344 tonnes per hectare | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8512 tonnes per hectare | 0.7484 tonnes per hectare | 0.9588 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7948 tonnes per hectare | 0.6943 tonnes per hectare | 0.8517 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7422 tonnes per hectare | 0.7126 tonnes per hectare | 0.7897 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 coffee bean yields in India?
- Coffee bean yields in India was 0.7387 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 coffee bean yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9715 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does India rank for coffee bean yields?
- India ranks 36th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.