Agriculture in India: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in India with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products185products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°1at least one product ranks first
Products ranked world #144products currently ranked first
Top-10 products142products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for India cover 185 products. 44 products currently place India at world rank #1, including Rice, Bananas, Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens, Pulses, Total. In total, 142 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for India?
185 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For India it is #1, and 44 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of India agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar cane | Production | 453.16M t 2024 | #2 |
| Sugar Crops Primary | Production | 453.16M t 2024 | #2 |
| Cereals, primary | Production | 391.12M t 2024 | #3 |
| Rice | Production | 217.87M t 2024 | #1 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 146.00M t 2024 | #2 |
| Wheat | Production | 113.29M t 2024 | #2 |
| Fruit Primary | Production | 112.91M t 2024 | #2 |
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 65.62M t 2024 | #3 |
| Potatoes | Production | 57.05M t 2024 | #2 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 40.23M t 2024 | #5 |
| Bananas | Production | 37.61M t 2024 | #1 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 31.09M t 2024 | #5 |
| Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | Production | 27.77M t 2024 | #1 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 26.08M t 2024 | #2 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 25.40M t 2024 | #1 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | Production | 24.27M t 2024 | #1 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 21.32M t 2024 | #2 |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 15.92M t 2024 | #6 |
| Soya beans | Production | 15.13M t 2024 | #5 |
| Seed cotton, unginned | Production | 15.00M t 2024 | #2 |
| Coconuts, in shell | Production | 14.71M t 2024 | #2 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 14.55M t 2024 | #3 |
| Rape or colza seed | Production | 13.26M t 2024 | #3 |
| Eggplants (aubergines) | Production | 13.00M t 2024 | #2 |
| Millet | Production | 12.62M t 2024 | #1 |
| Groundnuts, excluding shelled | Production | 11.95M t 2024 | #2 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 11.94M t 2024 | #1 |
| Chick peas, dry | Production | 11.04M t 2024 | #1 |
| Cabbages | Production | 10.43M t 2024 | #2 |
| Cauliflowers and broccoli | Production | 9.79M t 2024 | #2 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | Production | 9.33M t 2024 | #1 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 8.10M t 2024 | #2 |
| Beans, dry | Production | 7.99M t 2024 | #1 |
| Okra | Production | 7.31M t 2024 | #1 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 6.76M t 2024 | #2 |
| Peas, green | Production | 6.67M t 2024 | #2 |
| Cassava, fresh | Production | 6.28M t 2024 | #15 |
| Tea leaves | Production | 6.16M t 2024 | #2 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | Production | 6.08M t 2024 | #2 |
| Sorghum | Production | 5.41M t 2024 | #3 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 5.32M t 2024 | #2 |
| Papayas | Production | 5.29M t 2024 | #1 |
| Grapes | Production | 3.90M t 2024 | #6 |
| Oranges | Production | 3.85M t 2024 | #5 |
| Lemons and limes | Production | 3.84M t 2024 | #1 |
| Watermelons | Production | 3.72M t 2024 | #2 |
| Pigeon peas, dry | Production | 3.51M t 2024 | #1 |
| Green garlic | Production | 3.24M t 2024 | #2 |
| Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw | Production | 2.91M t 2024 | #1 |
| Other beans, green | Production | 2.90M t 2024 | #2 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 2.78M t 2024 | #3 |
| Apples | Production | 2.63M t 2024 | #5 |
| Ginger, raw | Production | 2.33M t 2024 | #1 |
| Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw | Production | 2.11M t 2024 | #1 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | Production | 2.05M t 2024 | #2 |
| Lentils, dry | Production | 1.79M t 2024 | #2 |
| Pineapples | Production | 1.73M t 2024 | #6 |
| Barley | Production | 1.70M t 2024 | #18 |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 1.68M t 2024 | #6 |
| Castor oil seeds | Production | 1.59M t 2024 | #1 |
| Cantaloupes and other melons | Production | 1.54M t 2024 | #2 |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | Production | 1.43M t 2024 | #1 |
| Jute, raw or retted | Production | 1.41M t 2024 | #2 |
| Areca nuts | Production | 1.41M t 2024 | #1 |
| Sweet potatoes | Production | 1.31M t 2024 | #8 |
| Lettuce and chicory | Production | 1.17M t 2024 | #3 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 1.13M t 2024 | #4 |
| Peas, dry | Production | 1.07M t 2024 | #4 |
| Natural rubber in primary forms | Production | 876.0k t 2024 | #6 |
| Sesame seed | Production | 866.1k t 2024 | #1 |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | Production | 794.9k t 2024 | #2 |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | Production | 789.1k t 2024 | #3 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 727.2k t 2024 | #2 |
| Coffee, green | Production | 363.0k t 2024 | #7 |
| Walnuts, in shell | Production | 317.8k t 2024 | #5 |
| Pears | Production | 274.3k t 2024 | #8 |
| Sunflower seed | Production | 177.3k t 2024 | #23 |
| Pepper (Piper spp.), raw | Production | 126.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Linseed | Production | 112.7k t 2024 | #5 |
| Peaches and nectarines | Production | 108.7k t 2024 | #23 |
| Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted | Production | 101.9k t 2024 | #1 |
| Plums and sloes | Production | 67.9k t 2024 | #21 |
| Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw | Production | 54.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Safflower seed | Production | 50.2k t 2024 | #5 |
| Cocoa beans | Production | 30.4k t 2024 | #15 |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | Production | 27.0k t 2024 | #23 |
| Apricots | Production | 15.9k t 2024 | #36 |
| Figs | Production | 14.7k t 2024 | #15 |
| Cherries | Production | 10.1k t 2024 | #29 |
| Other stone fruits | Production | 2.4k t 2024 | #14 |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | Production | 2.3k t 2024 | #29 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 247.84M t 2024 | #1 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 135.00M t 2024 | #1 |
| Raw milk of buffalo | Production | 105.50M t 2024 | #1 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 8.10M t 2024 | #2 |
| Raw milk of goats | Production | 7.34M t 2024 | #1 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 5.06M t 2024 | #5 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 5.02M t 2024 | #5 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 4.57M t 2024 | #4 |
| Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled | Production | 4.57M t 2024 | #1 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 3.01M t 2024 | #2 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.72M t 2024 | #2 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.29M t 2024 | #2 |
| Raw hides and skins of buffaloes | Production | 1.01M t 2024 | #1 |
| Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 767.8k t 2024 | #1 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 371.6k t 2024 | #33 |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 313.2k t 2024 | #2 |
| Buffalo fat, unrendered | Production | 280.1k t 2024 | #1 |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 260.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 196.2k t 2024 | #3 |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 162.7k t 2024 | #2 |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 68.9k t 2024 | #2 |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 55.0k t 2024 | #3 |
| Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled | Production | 44.1k t 2024 | #14 |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 37.2k t 2024 | #18 |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 26.5k t 2024 | #18 |
| Raw milk of camel | Production | 8.0k t 2024 | #18 |
| Yams | Production | 977.0k t 2024 | #6 |
| Kiwi fruit | Production | 17.3k t 2024 | #13 |
| Almonds, in shell | Production | 12.3k t 2024 | #20 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 325.26M head 2024 | #1 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 307.13M head 2024 | #1 |
| Goats | Stocks | 210.63M head 2024 | #1 |
| Cattle | Stocks | 194.75M head 2024 | #2 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 114.62M head 2024 | #2 |
| Buffalo | Stocks | 112.38M head 2024 | #1 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | Production | 37.00M t 2023 | #2 |
| Molasses | Production | 14.40M t 2023 | #2 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 13.21M t 2024 | #4 |
| Bees | Stocks | 12.65M units 2024 | #1 |
| Cotton seed | Production | 10.60M t 2023 | #1 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 8.30M head 2024 | #20 |
| Skim milk of cows | Production | 7.76M t 2023 | #5 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | Production | 5.53M t 2023 | #2 |
| Butter and Ghee | Production | 5.48M t 2023 | #1 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | Production | 4.11M t 2023 | #4 |
| Ghee from buffalo milk | Production | 3.95M t 2023 | #1 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 2.93M t 2023 | #12 |
| Groundnut oil | Production | 2.31M t 2023 | #1 |
| Soya bean oil | Production | 2.09M t 2023 | #5 |
| Whole milk powder | Production | 1.33M t 2023 | #2 |
| Cottonseed oil | Production | 1.13M t 2023 | #2 |
| Butter of buffalo milk | Production | 1.10M t 2023 | #1 |
| Coir, raw | Production | 1.05M t 2024 | #1 |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 886.52M head 2024 | #7 |
| Chickens | Stocks | 852.89M head 2024 | #7 |
| Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry | Production | 629.2k t 2023 | #2 |
| Skim milk and whey powder | Production | 629.2k t 2023 | #2 |
| Coconut oil | Production | 549.0k t 2023 | #3 |
| Margarine and shortening | Production | 445.0k t 2023 | #7 |
| Ghee from cow milk | Production | 427.5k t 2023 | #1 |
| Mushrooms and truffles | Production | 347.5k t 2024 | #3 |
| Oil of sesame seed | Production | 264.0k t 2023 | #2 |
| Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling | Production | 260.0k t 2024 | #1 |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | Production | 194.2k t 2024 | #3 |
| Camels | Stocks | 175.5k head 2024 | #22 |
| Horses | Stocks | 174.5k head 2024 | #37 |
| Tallow | Production | 165.7k t 2023 | #10 |
| Natural honey | Production | 146.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Mules and hinnies | Stocks | 92.7k head 2024 | #12 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 58.0k t 2023 | #27 |
| Asses | Stocks | 51.6k head 2024 | #43 |
| Raw silk (not thrown) | Production | 38.9k t 2023 | #2 |
| Shorn wool, greasy, including fleece-washed shorn wool | Production | 33.7k t 2024 | #15 |
| Ducks | Stocks | 33.63M head 2024 | #5 |
| Oil of linseed | Production | 29.0k t 2023 | #7 |
| Beeswax | Production | 24.5k t 2024 | #1 |
| Pig fat, rendered | Production | 20.3k t 2023 | #27 |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 14.0k t 2023 | #2 |
| Cream, fresh | Production | 11.2k t 2023 | #35 |
| Oil of maize | Production | 6.3k t 2023 | #39 |
| Evaporated & Condensed Milk | Production | 4.0k t 2023 | #52 |
| Whole milk, evaporated | Production | 2.6k t 2023 | #39 |
| Whole milk, condensed | Production | 1.4k t 2023 | #40 |
| Strawberries | Production | 21.1k t 2024 | #32 |
| Green tea (not fermented), black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg | Production | 1.40M t 2023 | #2 |
| Cheese (All Kinds) | Production | 21.4k t 2023 | #67 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | Production | 21.4k t 2023 | #57 |
| Whey, dry | Production | 7.0k t 2023 | #31 |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | Production | 640.9k t 1990 | — |
| Pomelos and grapefruits | Production | 390.5k t 2016 | — |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.06M t 1990 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 205.8k t 1990 | — |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 133.6k t 1990 | — |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 50.9k t 1990 | — |