Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in India
India: Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity was 661,335 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — protein supply quantity in India stood at 661,335 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — protein supply quantity in India peaked at 661,335 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 480,268 t, in 2010.
That places India 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 480,268 t | — |
| 2011 | 492,980 t | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 507,198 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 514,250 t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 529,451 t | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 538,785 t | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 549,860 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 563,670 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 584,060 t | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 578,991 t | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 579,590 t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 596,744 t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 619,211 t | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 661,335 t | +6.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 661,335 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,530 t, 62.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 661,335 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 28,319 t, 23.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 533,951 t | 480,268 t | 584,060 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 614,220 t | 579,590 t | 661,335 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 1.41 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 1.41 million t compare
- 3 Nigeria 692,649 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 441,302 t compare
- 6 United States 297,521 t compare
- 7 Ghana 208,398 t 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 starchy roots — protein supply quantity in India?
- Starchy roots — protein supply quantity in India was 661,335 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — protein supply quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 661,335 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — protein supply quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,268 t in 2010.
- How does India rank for starchy roots — protein supply quantity?
- India ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — protein supply quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity (t). 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.