Cotton yields in India
India: Cotton yields was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
In 2024, cotton yields in India stood at 1.31 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in India peaked at 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3579 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
India ranks 50th of 100 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4124 tonnes per hectare | 0.3579 tonnes per hectare | 0.4371 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4887 tonnes per hectare | 0.3918 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5685 tonnes per hectare | 0.4395 tonnes per hectare | 0.7885 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7398 tonnes per hectare | 0.6501 tonnes per hectare | 0.8289 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.5836 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in India?
- Cotton yields in India was 1.31 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 cotton yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3579 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does India rank for cotton yields?
- India ranks 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton 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.