Millet yields in India
India: Millet yields was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.43 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.3451 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet yields in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yields in India is 1.43 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in India peaked at 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3451 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
India ranks 29th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4141 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4312 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4353 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4501 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3964 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4498 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.381 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4586 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6035 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4925 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4022 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.554 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 0.554 tonnes per hectare | +43.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5764 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5142 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5575 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5093 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6785 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4565 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5036 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4957 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6637 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6724 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5706 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | +48.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7475 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.679 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8039 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7873 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.812 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7322 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7815 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9006 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6311 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +71.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9136 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8575 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8882 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8009 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- India's 1.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.14 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.418 tonnes per hectare | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | 0.4586 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | 0.6035 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5654 tonnes per hectare | 0.4565 tonnes per hectare | 0.6785 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | 0.5706 tonnes per hectare | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8931 tonnes per hectare | 0.6311 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 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 millet yields in India?
- Millet yields in India was 1.43 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3451 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does India rank for millet yields?
- India ranks 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.