Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in India
India: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 144.63 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
India recorded 144.63 for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in India peaked at 144.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.44, in 1961.
That places India 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.44 | — |
| 1962 | 23.06 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 23.34 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 23.74 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 24.11 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 24.49 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 25.04 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 25.57 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 25.89 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 26.39 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 26.96 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 27.2 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 27.82 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 28.55 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 29.33 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 30.09 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 30.75 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 31.56 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 32.77 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 34.05 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 35 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 38.11 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 38.59 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 39.13 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 40.2 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 40.87 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 43.43 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 44 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 44.76 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 46.01 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 35.4 | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 34.95 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 30.73 | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 32.01 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 33.26 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 31.36 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 33.95 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 37.4 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 39.14 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 40.75 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 42.68 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 45.74 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 48.41 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 51.74 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 53.39 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 57.11 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 59.58 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 64.37 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 69.23 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 73.68 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 78.82 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 83.32 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 90.28 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 96.2 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 99.8 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 104 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 108.84 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 112.31 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 117.89 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 115.13 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 123.28 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 130.16 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 138.38 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 144.63 | +4.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 144.63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 117.76, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 144.63 is above the median for South Asia, which is 136.41, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.19 | 22.44 | 25.89 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.14 | 26.39 | 32.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.81 | 34.05 | 44.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.42 | 30.73 | 46.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3 | 40.75 | 69.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.51 | 73.68 | 117.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.32 | 115.13 | 144.63 | 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 meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in India?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in India was 144.63 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 144.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.44 in 1961.
- How does India rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- India ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — 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.