Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in India
India: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 139.26 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in India is 139.26, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in India peaked at 139.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.67, in 1966.
India ranks 21st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.1 | — |
| 1962 | 21.8 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 22.28 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 22.82 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 21.78 | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 21.67 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 23 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 24.41 | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 25.18 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 26.61 | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 26.95 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 25.75 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 27.73 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 26.75 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 29.83 | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 29.57 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 31.82 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 32.96 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 31.34 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 32.43 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 34.85 | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 34.57 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 38.77 | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 39.4 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 40.21 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 40.75 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 40.51 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 44.48 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 47 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 47.45 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 49.61 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 51.59 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 52.3 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 55.11 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 55.29 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 57.75 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 58.7 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 62.38 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 61.8 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.52 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 60.04 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 64.08 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 64.49 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.03 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 71.99 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 77.93 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 79.43 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 78.26 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 83.73 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 89.25 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 91.48 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 95.49 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 98.3 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 98.45 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 103.25 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 108.06 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 113.51 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 116.64 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 120.55 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 126.79 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 131.05 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 135.86 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 139.26 | +2.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 139.26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.9, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 139.26 is above the median for South Asia, which is 112.88, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.78 | 21.67 | 25.18 | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.93 | 25.75 | 32.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.3 | 32.43 | 47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.42 | 47.45 | 62.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.96 | 60.04 | 79.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.82 | 83.73 | 116.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.7 | 120.55 | 139.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 production index number in India?
- Food — gross production index number in India was 139.26 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 139.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.67 in 1966.
- How does India rank for food — gross production index number?
- India ranks 21st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.