Agriculture & Food

Agricultural land use, cereal yield, fertilizer consumption, food production, and employment in agriculture.

Agriculture (2024)

16.3%

% of GDP

Farm Employment (2025)

41.6%

% of total employment

Agriculture — GDP Share & Employment

Agriculture as % of GDP and % of total employment · World Bank

Source: World Bank

Cereal Yield

Kilograms per hectare of harvested land · World Bank

Source: World Bank

Fertilizer Consumption

Kilograms per hectare of arable land · World Bank

Source: World Bank

Food Production Index

Relative level of food production (2014-2016 = 100) · World Bank

Source: World Bank

Agricultural Land Use

Agricultural land as % of total land area · World Bank

Source: World Bank

About this data

India's agricultural sector — land use, crop yields, fertilizer consumption, food production, and the shift of employment away from agriculture. Data from World Bank.

Last updated: 2024