Stimulants — Food in India
India: Stimulants — Food was 5,897 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Stimulants — Food in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, stimulants — food in India stood at 5,897 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 501.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stimulants — food in India peaked at 6,123 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 818 1000 t, in 2010.
That places India 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stimulants — Food in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 818 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 878 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 919 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 980 1000 t | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,086 1000 t | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 1,070 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,100 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,156 1000 t | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,190 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,256 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 5,592 1000 t | +345.2% |
| 2021 | 5,975 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6,123 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,897 1000 t | -3.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 5,897 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39 1000 t, 151.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 5,897 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 266.5 1000 t, 22.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stimulants — Food in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +345.2% | 1,256 1000 t | 5,592 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,045 1000 t | 818 1000 t | 1,256 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,897 1000 t | 5,592 1000 t | 6,123 1000 t | 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 in India?
- Stimulants — food in India was 5,897 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest stimulants — food recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6,123 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest stimulants — food recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 818 1000 t in 2010.
- How does India rank for stimulants — food?
- India ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stimulants — food rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 501.7%. 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 Stimulants — Food. 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.