Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity in India
India: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity was 10.72 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
India recorded 10.72 kg/cap for pulses, other and products — food supply quantity in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply quantity in India peaked at 11.35 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.46 kg/cap, in 2016.
India ranks 8th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity in India, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.66 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 8.89 kg/cap | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.17 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.01 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.83 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 9.58 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.46 kg/cap | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 10.29 kg/cap | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 9.81 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.93 kg/cap | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.91 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.54 kg/cap | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 11.35 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 10.72 kg/cap | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.36 kg/cap | 8.46 kg/cap | 10.29 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.63 kg/cap | 9.91 kg/cap | 11.35 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 5 Nigeria 11.96 kg/cap compare
- 6 Malawi 11.92 kg/cap compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.01 kg/cap compare
- 7 Comoros 11.49 kg/cap compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.65 kg/cap compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.54 kg/cap compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 9.74 kg/cap compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 9.29 kg/cap compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.67 kg/cap compare
- 11 Viet Nam 1.6 kg/cap compare
- 11 Norway 8.39 kg/cap compare
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 pulses, other and products — food supply quantity in India?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply quantity in India was 10.72 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11.35 kg/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 kg/cap in 2016.
- How does India rank for pulses, other and products — food supply quantity?
- India ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.