Rice — Gross Production Index Number in India
India: Rice — Gross Production Index Number was 135.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Gross Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
India recorded 135.6 for rice — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross production index number in India peaked at 135.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.42, in 1966.
India ranks 24th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Gross Production Index Number in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.29 | — |
| 1962 | 31.01 | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 34.54 | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 36.7 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 28.56 | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 28.42 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 35.11 | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 37.12 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 37.74 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 39.42 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 40.21 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 36.64 | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 41.13 | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 37.13 | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 45.65 | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 39.24 | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 49.17 | +25.3% |
| 1978 | 50.17 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 39.51 | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 49.99 | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 49.72 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 44.05 | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 56.04 | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 54.49 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 59.64 | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 56.5 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 53.11 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 66.2 | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 68.66 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 69.41 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 69.4 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.67 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.15 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 76.72 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 71.97 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 67.83 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 76.5 | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 77.24 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 84.8 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 79.34 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 86.56 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 70.86 | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 81.55 | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 76.68 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 83.25 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 87.47 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 89.52 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.37 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 84.15 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 87.55 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 100.92 | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 97.95 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 97.44 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.46 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 102.04 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 103.19 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 109.85 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 108.96 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 113.71 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 121.52 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 120.42 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 129.3 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 135.6 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.61 | 28.42 | 37.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.83 | 36.64 | 50.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.84 | 44.05 | 68.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.57 | 67.83 | 84.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.17 | 70.86 | 92.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.59 | 87.55 | 109.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.11 | 113.71 | 135.6 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — gross production index number in India?
- Rice — gross production index number in India was 135.6 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 135.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.42 in 1966.
- How does India rank for rice — gross production index number?
- India ranks 24th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Rice — 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.