Wheat and products — Import quantity in India
India: Wheat and products — Import quantity was 389 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat and products — Import quantity in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
India recorded 389 1000 t for wheat and products — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 151.0% on the previous year and up 537.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — import quantity in India peaked at 5,460 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40 1000 t, in 2011.
That places India 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat and products — Import quantity in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 240 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 40 1000 t | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 90 1000 t | +125.0% |
| 2013 | 61 1000 t | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 122 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 588 1000 t | +382.0% |
| 2016 | 2,000 1000 t | +240.1% |
| 2017 | 5,460 1000 t | +173.0% |
| 2018 | 224 1000 t | -95.9% |
| 2019 | 178 1000 t | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 209 1000 t | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 154 1000 t | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 155 1000 t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 389 1000 t | +151.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 389 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 432 1000 t, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 389 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 292 1000 t, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 900.3 1000 t | 40 1000 t | 5,460 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 226.75 1000 t | 154 1000 t | 389 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 wheat and products — import quantity in India?
- Wheat and products — import quantity in India was 389 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5,460 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 1000 t in 2011.
- How does India rank for wheat and products — import quantity?
- India ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 537.7%. 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 Wheat and products — Import quantity. 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.