Vegetable oil production in India
India: Vegetable oil production was 264,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
264,000 tonnes
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
2nd
of 66 countries
All-time high
277,000 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
100,500 tonnes
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil production in India is 264,000 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil production in India peaked at 277,000 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 100,500 tonnes, in 2008.
India ranks 2nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil production in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 116,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 153,000 tonnes | +31.9% |
| 1963 | 136,000 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 151,000 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 132,000 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 129,000 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 139,000 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 131,000 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 140,000 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 175,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 140,000 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 120,000 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 150,500 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 127,000 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 136,500 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 130,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 162,000 tonnes | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 159,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 104,000 tonnes | -34.6% |
| 1980 | 138,000 tonnes | +32.7% |
| 1981 | 180,000 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 170,000 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 169,000 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 159,000 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 150,000 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 135,000 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 174,000 tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 212,000 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 232,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 260,000 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 220,000 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 236,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 176,000 tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 182,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 164,000 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 198,000 tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 177,000 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 163,000 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 124,400 tonnes | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 120,000 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 113,200 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 150,400 tonnes | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 149,200 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 147,800 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 148,600 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 131,500 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 117,600 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 100,500 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 117,300 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 277,000 tonnes | +136.1% |
| 2011 | 251,000 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 212,000 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 221,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 257,000 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 265,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 245,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 234,000 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 236,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 234,000 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 255,000 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 246,000 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 250,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 264,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 264,000 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,700 tonnes, 46.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +136.1% | 117,300 tonnes | 277,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,333 tonnes | 116,000 tonnes | 153,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 140,400 tonnes | 104,000 tonnes | 175,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 171,900 tonnes | 135,000 tonnes | 232,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,040 tonnes | 124,400 tonnes | 260,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,610 tonnes | 100,500 tonnes | 150,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,200 tonnes | 212,000 tonnes | 277,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,750 tonnes | 246,000 tonnes | 264,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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 vegetable oil production in India?
- Vegetable oil production in India was 264,000 tonnes 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 vegetable oil production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 277,000 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,500 tonnes in 2008.
- How does India rank for vegetable oil production?
- India ranks 2nd out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Vegetable oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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