Oil yields by crop type in India
India: Oil yields by crop type was 0.2411 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 31.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Gas production 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 311.65 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 212.9 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 17.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 66.7% (2023)
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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About this data
Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.