Tomato yields in India
India: Tomato yields was 24.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, tomato yields in India stood at 24.97 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in India peaked at 25.98 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.13 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
India ranks 93rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.32 tonnes per hectare | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | 8.3 tonnes per hectare | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.03 tonnes per hectare | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | 13.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.77 tonnes per hectare | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | 17.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.94 tonnes per hectare | 15.74 tonnes per hectare | 18.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.21 tonnes per hectare | 19.11 tonnes per hectare | 25.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | 24.06 tonnes per hectare | 25.12 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 90 Montenegro 26.69 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Ukraine 26.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Cape Verde 24.98 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Serbia 23.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 23.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Taiwan 23.03 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in India?
- Tomato yields in India was 24.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 25.98 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does India rank for tomato yields?
- India ranks 93rd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.