Times of Better Bharat

India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Cereal yield

Grain harvested per hectare — the productivity of the land that still employs much of the country. India feeds itself and exports, but yields run well below China's, so the gap is also the headroom.

Latest
3,632.5
2024
Published by
World Bank
annual

Cereal yield over time

01,0002,0003,0004,00019611972198319942005201620243,633
1961–2024 · 64 observations · kg per hectare
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PeriodCereal yield
20243,633
20233,602
20223,564
20213,528
20203,391
20193,394
20183,301
20173,128
20163,013
20152,852
20142,991
20132,970
20122,998
20112,885
20102,666
20092,563
20082,644
20072,582
20062,449
20052,400
20042,337
20032,386
20022,226
20012,426
20002,287
19992,337
19982,190
19972,232
19962,047
19952,106
19942,128
19932,061
19922,035
19911,914
19901,891
19891,916
19881,776
19871,584
19861,585
19851,592
19841,564
19831,564
19821,346
19811,399
19801,350
19791,222
19781,370
19771,331
19761,199
19751,261
19741,075
19731,153
19721,108
19711,136
19701,135
19691,054
19681,037
1967993.7
1966864.2
1965854.4
1964993.6
1963965.8
1962929.7
1961947.3

Compared with

United States
8,414
Germany
7,007
China
6,418
Japan
6,245
Vietnam
5,995
Indonesia
5,829
Bangladesh
5,408
Brazil
5,003
South Africa
4,562
Sri Lanka
3,804
Pakistan
3,634
India
3,633
Nepal
3,344
Latest available year for each country · kg per hectare

Source

World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.YLD.CREL.KG