Yields of key staple crops in India
India: Yields of key staple crops was 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in India is 3.56 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in India peaked at 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7299 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
India ranks 48th of 125 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 | 0.9069 tonnes per hectare | 0.7299 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 45 Switzerland 3.67 tonnes per hectare compare
- 46 Italy 3.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 47 Spain 3.65 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Finland 3.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 United States 3.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 North Macedonia 3.41 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 yields of key staple crops in India?
- Yields of key staple crops in India was 3.56 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7299 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does India rank for yields of key staple crops?
- India ranks 48th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.