Food production index in India
India: Food production index was 127.82 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Food production index in India, 1961–2022
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in 2014-2016 = 100.
Analysis
India recorded 127.82 2014-2016 = 100 for food production index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food production index in India peaked at 127.82 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.99 2014-2016 = 100, in 1966.
India ranks 29th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.13 2014-2016 = 100 | 21.99 2014-2016 = 100 | 25.56 2014-2016 = 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.37 2014-2016 = 100 | 26.14 2014-2016 = 100 | 33.46 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.89 2014-2016 = 100 | 32.92 2014-2016 = 100 | 47.71 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.07 2014-2016 = 100 | 48.17 2014-2016 = 100 | 63.12 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.21 2014-2016 = 100 | 59.89 2014-2016 = 100 | 79.25 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.3 2014-2016 = 100 | 84.6 2014-2016 = 100 | 116.26 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.68 2014-2016 = 100 | 120.12 2014-2016 = 100 | 127.82 2014-2016 = 100 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 391.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food production index in India?
- Food production index in India was 127.82 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest food production index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 127.82 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest food production index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.99 2014-2016 = 100 in 1966.
- How does India rank for food production index?
- India ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food production index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.