India: Food production index
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| India |
Food production index (2004-2006 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 139.3 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1961 - 2024 |
| Average | 59.0 |
| Min - Max | 21.7 - 139.3 |
| Source | FAO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 139.3 index points, an increase from 135.9 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 112.7 index points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1961 to 2024 is 59 index points. The minimum value, 21.7 index points, was reached in 1966 while the maximum of 139.3 index points was recorded in 2024.
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| Recent values | India: Food production index |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 139.3 |
| 2023 | 135.9 |
| 2022 | 131.1 |
| 2021 | 126.8 |
| 2020 | 120.6 |
| 2019 | 116.6 |
| 2018 | 113.5 |
| 2017 | 108.1 |
Definition: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Forest area, percent | 24.4 | 2024 | percent |
| Percent agricultural land | 60.06 | 2023 | percent |
| Employment in agriculture | 41.63 | 2025 | percent |
| GDP share of agriculture | 16.23 | 2025 | percent |
| Agriculture value added | 642.24 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Agricultural land | 1,785,710 | 2023 | sq. km. |
| Crop production index | 123.3 | 2022 | index points |
| Precipitation | 1,083 | 2022 | mm per year |
| Arable land, percent of land area | 51.8 | 2023 | percent |
| Cereal crop yield by hectar | 3,633 | 2024 | kg per hectar |
| Food production index | 139.3 | 2024 | index points |
| Fertilizer use | 199.1 | 2023 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 132.5 | 2022 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 729,592.0 | 2023 | sq. km |