Stimulants — Food supply in India
India: Stimulants — Food supply was 404,746 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Stimulants — Food supply in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stimulants — food supply in India is 404,746 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stimulants — food supply in India peaked at 461,354 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 216,136 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places India 19th 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.
Stimulants — Food supply in India, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 222,772 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 238,842 million Kcal | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 216,136 million Kcal | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 267,039 million Kcal | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 283,313 million Kcal | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 225,730 million Kcal | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 243,195 million Kcal | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 266,201 million Kcal | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 315,986 million Kcal | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 328,479 million Kcal | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 345,368 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 382,347 million Kcal | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 461,354 million Kcal | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 404,746 million Kcal | -12.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 404,746 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,993 million Kcal, 18.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 404,746 million Kcal is above the median for South Asia, which is 32,512 million Kcal, 12.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 260,769 million Kcal | 216,136 million Kcal | 328,479 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,454 million Kcal | 345,368 million Kcal | 461,354 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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 stimulants — food supply in India?
- Stimulants — food supply in India was 404,746 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest stimulants — food supply recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 461,354 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest stimulants — food supply recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,136 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does India rank for stimulants — food supply?
- India ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stimulants — food supply rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Stimulants — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.