Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India
India: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 107.67 million hectares in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
107.67 million hectares
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
107.67 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
92.24 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India stood at 107.67 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India peaked at 107.67 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.24 million hectares, in 1961.
India ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92.24 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 93.85 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 93.57 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 94.31 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 93.28 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 92.73 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 96.06 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 98.82 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 100.87 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 100.38 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 99.67 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 98.04 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 103.79 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 99.39 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 101.37 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 101.47 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 103.72 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 104.34 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 103.47 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 104.07 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 105.51 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 101.08 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 106.61 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 105.18 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 104.06 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 104.05 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.57 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 103.54 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 104.06 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 102.54 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 101.12 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 98.63 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 99.49 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 100.31 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 99.55 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 99.75 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 100.36 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 100.97 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 101.45 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 103.17 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 99.64 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 95.83 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 98.48 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 97.21 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 98.41 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 99.15 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 100.58 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 100.01 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 98.02 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 99.00 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 101.13 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.53 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 98.15 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.88 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 99.87 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.26 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.01 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.15 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 95.45 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 100.69 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 100.78 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.26 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 103.72 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 107.67 million hectares | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.08 million hectares | 92.24 million hectares | 100.87 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.56 million hectares | 98.04 million hectares | 104.34 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.67 million hectares | 98.57 million hectares | 106.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.42 million hectares | 98.63 million hectares | 102.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.05 million hectares | 95.83 million hectares | 103.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.64 million hectares | 95.45 million hectares | 101.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.42 million hectares | 99.26 million hectares | 107.67 million hectares | 5 |
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- 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in India was 107.67 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 107.67 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.24 million hectares in 1961.
- How does India rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- India ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.