Oil yields by crop type in India
India: Oil yields by crop type was 0.2411 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2411 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
23rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2888 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
0.1527 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil yields by crop type in India is 0.2411 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in India peaked at 0.2888 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1527 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
That places India 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2351 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2207 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2123 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.207 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2072 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1948 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1872 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1782 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.182 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1722 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1645 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1569 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1596 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2022 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 0.196 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2265 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1956 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2104 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2035 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.194 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1802 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1842 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1632 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1527 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1597 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1768 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1882 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1953 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1949 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2159 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2165 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2293 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2089 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2041 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.202 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2514 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2534 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2373 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2315 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2238 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2154 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2172 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1912 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1813 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2066 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2137 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2083 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.211 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1932 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1825 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2477 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2429 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2068 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2498 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2888 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2814 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2766 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2738 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2528 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2479 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2411 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2411 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1761 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.7% | 0.1825 tonnes per hectare | 0.2477 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2076 tonnes per hectare | 0.1782 tonnes per hectare | 0.2351 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1816 tonnes per hectare | 0.1569 tonnes per hectare | 0.2265 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1813 tonnes per hectare | 0.1527 tonnes per hectare | 0.2104 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2172 tonnes per hectare | 0.1949 tonnes per hectare | 0.2534 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2126 tonnes per hectare | 0.1813 tonnes per hectare | 0.2373 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2381 tonnes per hectare | 0.1825 tonnes per hectare | 0.2888 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2539 tonnes per hectare | 0.2411 tonnes per hectare | 0.2738 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 20 Mozambique 0.3188 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 0.2614 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Nauru 0.254 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Micronesia (country) 0.2393 tonnes per hectare compare
- 25 Indonesia 0.2299 tonnes per hectare compare
- 26 Thailand 0.2242 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for India
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in India?
- Oil yields by crop type in India was 0.2411 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2888 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1527 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does India rank for oil yields by crop type?
- India ranks 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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