Vegetables Primary — Yield in India
India: Vegetables Primary — Yield was 15,946 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Yield in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
India recorded 15,946 kg/ha for vegetables primary — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — yield in India peaked at 16,077 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,268 kg/ha, in 1962.
India ranks 111th of 251 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.
Vegetables Primary — Yield in India, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,611 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,268 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 6,684 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 6,774 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 6,786 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 6,969 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 7,093 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 7,207 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 7,296 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 7,409 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 7,497 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 7,546 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7,619 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 7,748 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 7,745 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,961 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 8,020 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 7,948 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 8,049 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 8,215 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 8,442 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 8,546 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8,568 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 8,816 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8,832 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 8,917 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 8,911 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 9,636 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 9,768 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 10,141 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 10,195 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8,803 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 11,492 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1994 | 11,695 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11,560 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 11,976 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 11,550 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 11,479 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 12,741 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 13,015 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 12,918 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 11,853 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 12,032 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12,179 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,589 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13,334 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 13,914 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 14,024 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13,953 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14,393 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 14,731 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14,788 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15,002 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15,142 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15,428 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15,342 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15,667 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 15,867 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15,990 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16,018 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 15,684 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 15,831 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16,077 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 15,946 kg/ha | -0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 15,946 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,057 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 15,946 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 11,773 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +30.6% | 8,803 kg/ha | 11,492 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,854 kg/ha | 6,268 kg/ha | 7,296 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,754 kg/ha | 7,409 kg/ha | 8,049 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,865 kg/ha | 8,215 kg/ha | 9,768 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,163 kg/ha | 8,803 kg/ha | 12,741 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,981 kg/ha | 11,853 kg/ha | 14,024 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,235 kg/ha | 14,393 kg/ha | 15,990 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,911 kg/ha | 15,684 kg/ha | 16,077 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — yield in India?
- Vegetables primary — yield in India was 15,946 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — yield recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 16,077 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — yield recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,268 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does India rank for vegetables primary — yield?
- India ranks 111th out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — yield rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.