Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in India
India: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 15.92 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in India is 15.92 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in India peaked at 15.92 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.02 million t, in 1966.
India ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.12 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.32 million t | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 3.33 million t | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 3.41 million t | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 3.08 million t | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 3.02 million t | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.45 million t | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 3.29 million t | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 3.37 million t | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 3.90 million t | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 4.14 million t | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 3.24 million t | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 4.01 million t | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 3.81 million t | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.50 million t | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 3.87 million t | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 4.00 million t | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 4.17 million t | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 3.99 million t | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 3.62 million t | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 4.82 million t | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 4.42 million t | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 4.83 million t | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 5.19 million t | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 4.84 million t | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 4.68 million t | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 4.83 million t | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.75 million t | +39.7% |
| 1989 | 7.06 million t | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 7.10 million t | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.33 million t | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 8.48 million t | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 7.98 million t | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 8.54 million t | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 8.86 million t | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 9.00 million t | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.96 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.49 million t | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 8.03 million t | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 7.74 million t | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.44 million t | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.61 million t | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8.29 million t | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 8.75 million t | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 10.18 million t | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 10.02 million t | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.75 million t | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 10.21 million t | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 10.07 million t | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.88 million t | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 12.25 million t | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.30 million t | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 12.77 million t | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 11.85 million t | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 10.37 million t | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 11.49 million t | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 12.06 million t | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 12.28 million t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 13.40 million t | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 13.53 million t | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.01 million t | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.74 million t | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 15.09 million t | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 15.92 million t | +5.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 15.92 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107,439 t, 148.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- India's 15.92 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 173,864 t, 91.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.27 million t | 3.02 million t | 3.45 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.96 million t | 3.24 million t | 4.50 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.10 million t | 3.62 million t | 7.06 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.28 million t | 7.10 million t | 9.00 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.11 million t | 6.61 million t | 11.75 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 million t | 10.37 million t | 13.40 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 million t | 13.53 million t | 15.92 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 3 Malaysia 21.97 million t compare
- 4 China 19.84 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 2.10 million t compare
- 5 China, mainland 19.82 million t compare
- 6 Melanesia 1.04 million t compare
- 7 Argentina 10.95 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 978,442 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 696,306 t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 10.60 million t compare
- 9 Canada 8.86 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 624,695 t compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in India?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in India was 15.92 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.92 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 million t in 1966.
- How does India rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- India ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.