Soya beans — Area harvested in India
India: Soya beans — Area harvested was 12.94 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
India recorded 12.94 million ha for soya beans — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in India peaked at 13.25 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,000 ha, in 1961.
That places India 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in India, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18,000 ha | +63.6% |
| 1964 | 18,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 23,000 ha | +27.8% |
| 1966 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 27,000 ha | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 32,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 34,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 48,000 ha | +41.2% |
| 1974 | 67,000 ha | +39.6% |
| 1975 | 93,000 ha | +38.8% |
| 1976 | 125,000 ha | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 195,000 ha | +56.0% |
| 1978 | 306,000 ha | +56.9% |
| 1979 | 496,000 ha | +62.1% |
| 1980 | 608,000 ha | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 475,000 ha | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 770,000 ha | +62.1% |
| 1983 | 836,000 ha | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million ha | +48.6% |
| 1985 | 1.34 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 1.53 million ha | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.73 million ha | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million ha | +29.9% |
| 1990 | 2.56 million ha | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 3.18 million ha | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 3.79 million ha | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 4.37 million ha | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 4.32 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.04 million ha | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 5.44 million ha | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.99 million ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 6.49 million ha | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 6.22 million ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 6.42 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.34 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.11 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 6.55 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 7.57 million ha | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 7.71 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.33 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 8.88 million ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 9.51 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.73 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.60 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.11 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.84 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 11.72 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 10.91 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 11.60 million ha | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 11.18 million ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.33 million ha | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 11.13 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 12.19 million ha | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 12.92 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 12.15 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.08 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 13.25 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 12.94 million ha | -2.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.94 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,000 ha, 431.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- India's 12.94 million ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 22,549 ha, 573.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,111 ha | 11,000 ha | 32,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 142,800 ha | 32,000 ha | 496,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 million ha | 475,000 ha | 2.25 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.74 million ha | 2.56 million ha | 6.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.72 million ha | 6.11 million ha | 9.73 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.96 million ha | 9.60 million ha | 12.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.87 million ha | 12.15 million ha | 13.25 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Brazil 45.91 million ha compare
- 2 Argentina 16.37 million ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.69 million ha compare
- 4 China 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 10.32 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 156,000 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 82,000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4.13 million ha 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 soya beans — area harvested in India?
- Soya beans — area harvested in India was 12.94 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- India ranks 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Soya beans — Area harvested. 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.