India, in Infographics: Economy
Indian Agriculture Has Grown In 22 Of The Last 23 Years. Before That, It Shrank In 20 Of 52
Growth Of Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Each Year Since 1951-52, With The Average For Each Ten-Year Span. Hover Or Tap A Bar.
Growth Of Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Each Year At Constant Prices, With The Average For Each Ten-Year Span Above. Red Marks A Year Of Decline. Hover Or Tap A Bar Or A Span For The Numbers.
Years Of Growth
22 Of 23
Since 2003-04
Years Of Decline
20 Of 52
1951-52 To 2002-03
Fastest Decade
4.6%
2015-16 To 2025-26
The Bottom Line
Indian Agriculture Grew In 22 Of The 23 Years From 2003-04 To 2025-26, After Shrinking In 20 Of The 52 Years Before. Ten-Year Averages Ranged From 1.5% To 4.6%, The Highest For 2015-16 To 2025-26.
What The Data Shows
Weather Years
The Deepest Falls Came In Drought Years: 1979-80 (−12.8%), 1965-66 (−11.0%) And 2002-03 (−6.6%). Three Of The Four Biggest Gains Were Rebounds In The Years After: 1988-89 (+15.6%), 1967-68 (+14.9%) And 1980-81 (+12.9%).
Fewer Falls
Agriculture Shrank In 20 Of The 52 Years From 1951-52 To 2002-03, Roughly Two Years In Five. In The 23 Years Since, It Shrank Once, In 2014-15 (−0.2%).
Ten-Year Averages
Averages Ranged From 1.5% For 1955-56 To 1965-66 To 4.6% For 2015-16 To 2025-26. Over All 75 Years Growth Averaged 3.1% A Year.
Read With Care
Three Price Bases
The RBI Publishes Agriculture Output At 2004-05, 2011-12 And 2022-23 Prices. Each Year’s Growth Here Comes From One Of These, So No Rate Mixes Two Bases.
Spans Run Point To Point
2015-16 To 2025-26 Covers Growth In The Ten Years 2016-17 To 2025-26. Counting Back From 2025-26 Leaves Five Years, 1950-51 To 1955-56, At The Start.
Recent Years Will Be Revised
2024-25 Is A Revised Estimate And 2025-26 Provisional. 2000-01 Shows A Fall Of 0.01%, Counted Here As A Year Of Decline.
Sources & Method
Data
RBI Handbook Of Statistics On Indian Economy, Table 3: GDP At Factor Cost (2004-05 Prices, To 2011-12) And GVA At Basic Prices (2011-12 And 2022-23 Prices), Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing, 2012 To 2026 Editions, From The National Statistics Office. Averages Are Simple Means Of Annual Growth, The Method NITI Aayog Uses For Its Decade Figures.
Data: RBI Handbook Of Statistics On Indian Economy, Table 3.
