Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in India
India: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 127.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
127.48
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
14th
of 185 countries
All-time high
127.48
in 2024
All-time low
57.47
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
India recorded 127.48 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in India peaked at 127.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.47, in 1966.
India ranks 14th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.73 | — |
| 1962 | 63.31 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 63.23 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 63.23 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 59.03 | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 57.47 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 59.72 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 62.02 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 62.65 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 64.75 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 64.14 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 59.95 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 63.13 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 59.51 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 64.82 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 62.75 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 65.94 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 66.77 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 62.02 | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 62.67 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 65.77 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 63.74 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 69.84 | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 69.33 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 69.12 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.45 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 66.52 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 71.42 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 73.78 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 72.87 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 74.55 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 75.88 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 75.34 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 76.2 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.22 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.96 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.78 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 76.54 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.8 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 77.59 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 78.27 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.66 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 76.22 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 75.41 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.25 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 81.53 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 86.93 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 87.34 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.81 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 89.43 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 93.99 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 95.03 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.88 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 98.46 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 102.04 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 105.56 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 109.68 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 111.53 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 114.15 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 119.08 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 122.12 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 125.48 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 127.48 | +1.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 127.48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 127.48 is above the median for South Asia, which is 106.03, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.82 | 57.47 | 65.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.38 | 59.51 | 66.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.06 | 62.67 | 73.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.91 | 72.87 | 79.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9 | 72.66 | 87.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.31 | 89.43 | 111.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.66 | 114.15 | 127.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 11 Central African Republic 134.53 compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 97.93 compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 133.74 compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 94.1 compare
- 13 Tuvalu 130.81 compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 91.58 compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 90.73 compare
- 15 Portugal 127.17 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 101.91 compare
- 16 Guinea 125.53 compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 89.56 compare
- 17 Bangladesh 124.34 compare
- 17 Caribbean 101.52 compare
- 17 Melanesia 88.78 compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in India?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in India was 127.48 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 127.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.47 in 1966.
- How does India rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- India ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.