Dates — Food supply in India
India: Dates — Food supply was 979,259 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dates — Food supply in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
India recorded 979,259 million Kcal for dates — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in India peaked at 979,259 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 382,259 million Kcal, in 2010.
India ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dates — Food supply in India, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 382,259 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 514,506 million Kcal | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 496,777 million Kcal | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 625,945 million Kcal | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 677,623 million Kcal | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 632,190 million Kcal | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 702,488 million Kcal | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 750,764 million Kcal | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 831,105 million Kcal | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 561,515 million Kcal | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 725,759 million Kcal | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 952,430 million Kcal | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 877,216 million Kcal | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 979,259 million Kcal | +11.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 979,259 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 285.13 million Kcal, 3434.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 979,259 million Kcal is above the median for South Asia, which is 10,214 million Kcal, 95.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 617,517 million Kcal | 382,259 million Kcal | 831,105 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 883,666 million Kcal | 725,759 million Kcal | 979,259 million Kcal | 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 dates — food supply in India?
- Dates — food supply in India was 979,259 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 979,259 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 382,259 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does India rank for dates — food supply?
- India ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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 Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.