Agriculture & Rural in India
4,464 indicators covering agriculture & rural for India.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrots and turnips — Yield | 22,209 kg/ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | 77th |
| Carrots and turnips — Production | 2.78 million t | 2024 | up 158.5% | 4th |
| Beer of barley, malted — Production | 2.93 million t | 2023 | up 463.5% | 12th |
| Molasses — Production | 14.40 million t | 2023 | up 22.6% | 2nd |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production | 37.00 million t | 2023 | up 33.4% | 2nd |
| Rural population, per square kilometre | 314.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | 6th |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per | 207,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.1% | 12th |
| Fertilizer consumption | 199.14 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | up 27.3% | 39th |
| Agricultural land | 1.79 million sq. km | 2023 | down 0.6% | 7th |
| Arable land | 153.87 million hectares | 2023 | down 1.6% | 1st |
| Arable land | 0.107 hectares per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | 104th |
| Arable land | 51.8% | 2023 | down 1.6% | 5th |
| Permanent cropland | 4.9% | 2023 | up 11.2% | 55th |
| Land area | 2.97 million sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | 7th |
| Meat supply per person | 8.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 110.9% | 182nd |
| Meat supply vs. GDP per capita | 8.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 110.9% | 182nd |
| Fish and seafood consumption per capita | 8.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 50.8% | 130th |
| Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita | 8.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 50.8% | 130th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land | 199.14 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | up 27.3% | 39th |
| Share of land area used for agriculture | 60.1% | 2023 | down 0.6% | 39th |
| Share of land area used for arable agriculture | 51.8% | 2023 | down 1.6% | 5th |
| Projections for global peak agricultural land | 178.57 million hectares | 2023 | down 0.6% | 8th |
| Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel | 7,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 82.1% | 108th |
| Per capita meat consumption by type | 0.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | unchanged | 135th |
| Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita | 121.53 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 22.9% | 20th |
| Daily meat consumption per person | 22.25 grams per day per capita | 2023 | up 110.9% | 182nd |
| Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... | 65.72 million tonnes | 2023 | up 133.8% | 182nd |
| Per capita meat consumption in the United States | 3.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 68.4% | 171st |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food | 85.6% | 2023 | down 8.8% | 53rd |
| Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita | 85.6% | 2023 | down 8.8% | 53rd |
| Share of cereals allocated to animal feed | 14.4% | 2023 | up 137.1% | 133rd |
| Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses | 0.0% | 2023 | down 85.2% | 137th |
| Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? | 1.01 million tonnes | 2023 | up 87.9% | 103rd |
| Agricultural land use | 178.57 million hectares | 2023 | down 0.6% | 8th |
| Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel | 265.62 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.8% | 2nd |
| Per capita meat and fish consumption | 3.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 68.4% | 171st |
| Fertilizer use per capita | 1.31 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | 88th |
| Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade | -0.6% | 2023 | down 105.2% | 147th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 182.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 26.0% | 25th |
| Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use | 3.84 trillion kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 22.4% | 2nd |
| Nitrogen fertilizer use | 20.46 million tonnes | 2023 | up 22.1% | 2nd |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate | -0.0217 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.6% | 56th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate | -0.3017 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.7% | 78th |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield | 1,755 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | 64th |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production | 13.74 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 64.8% | 5th |
| Beans, dry — Area harvested | 11.71 million ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | 1st |
| Beans, dry — Production | 7.99 million t | 2024 | up 41.6% | 1st |
| Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value | 1.63 million 1000 Int$ | 2024 | up 1.1% | 3rd |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production | 122.85 | 2024 | up 25.1% | 43rd |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita | 112.47 | 2024 | up 13.1% | 44th |
| Meat, Total — Production, per capita | 0.0091 t per person | 2024 | up 32.1% | 144th |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 5.32 million t | 2024 | up 186.8% | 3rd |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area | 479,679 ha | 2024 | up 182.2% | 3rd |
| Beans, dry — Gross Production Value | 6.09 million 1000 Int$ | 2024 | up 41.6% | 1st |
| Beans, dry — Yield | 682.2 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | 107th |
| Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.8% | 94th |
| Fruit Primary — Production, per capita | 0.0778 t per person | 2024 | up 15.0% | 85th |
| Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) | 59.8% | 2025 | up 7.4% | 20th |
| Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) | 34.4% | 2025 | down 15.2% | 49th |
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) | 41.6% | 2025 | down 6.0% | 38th |