Ginger, raw — Area harvested in India
India: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 194,243 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ginger, raw — area harvested in India is 194,243 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in India peaked at 210,000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20,000 ha, in 1968.
That places India 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in India, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 23,000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 21,000 ha | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 20,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 21,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 22,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 24,590 ha | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 22,880 ha | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 24,860 ha | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 24,140 ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 27,200 ha | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 25,650 ha | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 36,020 ha | +40.4% |
| 1978 | 34,330 ha | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 40,350 ha | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 40,450 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 40,710 ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 43,830 ha | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 48,960 ha | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 55,510 ha | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 53,520 ha | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 52,650 ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 54,240 ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 52,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 54,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 54,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 59,900 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60,580 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 87,500 ha | +44.4% |
| 1995 | 90,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 70,300 ha | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 76,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 78,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 77,600 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 70,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 70,446 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 83,847 ha | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 88,200 ha | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 85,100 ha | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 95,300 ha | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 110,600 ha | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 106,100 ha | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 104,360 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 108,640 ha | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 107,540 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 149,100 ha | +38.6% |
| 2012 | 155,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 136,000 ha | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 133,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 142,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 165,000 ha | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 168,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 165,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 164,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 178,000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 205,000 ha | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 210,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 191,000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 194,243 ha | +1.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 194,243 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,109 ha, 38.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- India's 194,243 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 10,388 ha, 18.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,778 ha | 20,000 ha | 23,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,202 ha | 22,000 ha | 40,350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,587 ha | 40,450 ha | 55,510 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,388 ha | 54,000 ha | 90,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,259 ha | 70,000 ha | 110,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,464 ha | 107,540 ha | 168,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,649 ha | 178,000 ha | 210,000 ha | 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 ginger, raw — area harvested in India?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in India was 194,243 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 210,000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 ha in 1968.
- How does India rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- India ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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 Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.