Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in India
India: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 123.74 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
India recorded 123.74 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in India peaked at 123.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.76, in 1964.
That places India 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.01 | — |
| 1962 | 13.19 | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 11.77 | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 10.76 | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 13.39 | +24.4% |
| 1966 | 11.35 | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 12.44 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 18.07 | +45.3% |
| 1969 | 20.37 | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 21.95 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 26.03 | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 28.85 | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 27.02 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 23.79 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 26.33 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 31.51 | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 31.69 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 34.68 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 38.78 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 34.77 | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 39.66 | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 40.91 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 46.74 | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 49.67 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 48.13 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 51.39 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 48.41 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 50.43 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 59.1 | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 54.45 | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 60.22 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 60.83 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 62.49 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 65.36 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 71.83 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 67.82 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 75.75 | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 72.46 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 77.86 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 83.41 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 76.11 | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 79.48 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 71.83 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 78.81 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 74.97 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 75.75 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 82.8 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 85.82 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 88.12 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 88.26 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.89 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 103.63 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 102.13 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 104.69 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 94.51 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 100.8 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 107.59 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 109.08 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 113.15 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 117.81 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 119.69 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 117.68 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 120.75 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 123.74 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.71 | 10.76 | 20.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.06 | 21.95 | 38.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.92 | 34.77 | 59.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.91 | 54.45 | 77.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.71 | 71.83 | 88.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.87 | 88.26 | 113.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.93 | 117.68 | 123.74 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in India?
- Wheat — gross production index number in India was 123.74 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 123.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.76 in 1964.
- How does India rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- India ranks 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.