Corn yields in India
India: Corn yields was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in India, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in India stood at 3.54 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in India peaked at 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8999 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places India 87th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9567 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8999 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in India?
- Corn yields in India was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8999 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does India rank for corn yields?
- India ranks 87th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.