Number of new book titles published per million people in India
India: Number of new book titles published per million people was 12.73 book titles per million people in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1996)
12.73 book titles per million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 69 countries
All-time high
64.71 book titles per million people
in 1937
All-time low
0.1 book titles per million people
in 1750
Years of data
102
1750–1996
Number of new book titles published per million people in India, 1750–1996
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
India recorded 12.73 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in India peaked at 64.71 book titles per million people in 1937 and was at its lowest, 0.1 book titles per million people, in 1750.
That places India 66th out of 69 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new book titles published per million people in India, year by year
| Year | book titles per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.1 book titles per million people | — |
| 1751 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.1 book titles per million people | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 64.71 book titles per million people | +64607.5% |
| 1938 | 63.81 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1939 | 62.93 book titles per million people | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 48.45 book titles per million people | -23.0% |
| 1941 | 47.84 book titles per million people | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 47.29 book titles per million people | -1.2% |
| 1943 | 46.74 book titles per million people | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 46.2 book titles per million people | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 52.28 book titles per million people | +13.2% |
| 1951 | 47.61 book titles per million people | -8.9% |
| 1952 | 45.53 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 43.52 book titles per million people | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 37.64 book titles per million people | -13.5% |
| 1955 | 47.22 book titles per million people | +25.5% |
| 1958 | 41.71 book titles per million people | -11.7% |
| 1959 | 28.12 book titles per million people | -32.6% |
| 1960 | 24.75 book titles per million people | -12.0% |
| 1961 | 20.2 book titles per million people | -18.4% |
| 1962 | 24.42 book titles per million people | +20.9% |
| 1963 | 39.3 book titles per million people | +61.0% |
| 1964 | 27.7 book titles per million people | -29.5% |
| 1965 | 27 book titles per million people | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 24.49 book titles per million people | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 20.98 book titles per million people | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 22.03 book titles per million people | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 25.96 book titles per million people | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 26.15 book titles per million people | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 24.57 book titles per million people | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 26.76 book titles per million people | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 24.25 book titles per million people | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 19.64 book titles per million people | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 20.94 book titles per million people | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 25.49 book titles per million people | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 20.32 book titles per million people | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 19.96 book titles per million people | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.7 book titles per million people | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 19.36 book titles per million people | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 16.71 book titles per million people | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 15.04 book titles per million people | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 13.47 book titles per million people | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 15.44 book titles per million people | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 16.27 book titles per million people | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 18.99 book titles per million people | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 17.9 book titles per million people | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 14.42 book titles per million people | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 16.61 book titles per million people | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 16.91 book titles per million people | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 18.15 book titles per million people | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 14.43 book titles per million people | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 12.72 book titles per million people | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 12.69 book titles per million people | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.73 book titles per million people | +0.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.73 book titles per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.73 book titles per million people, 39% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new book titles published per million people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | +64607.5% | 0.1 book titles per million people | 64.71 book titles per million people |
| 1963 | +61.0% | 24.42 book titles per million people | 39.3 book titles per million people |
| 1959 | -32.6% | 41.71 book titles per million people | 28.12 book titles per million people |
| 1964 | -29.5% | 39.3 book titles per million people | 27.7 book titles per million people |
| 1955 | +25.5% | 37.64 book titles per million people | 47.22 book titles per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 0.1 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 63.82 book titles per million people | 62.93 book titles per million people | 64.71 book titles per million people | 3 |
| 1940s | 47.31 book titles per million people | 46.2 book titles per million people | 48.45 book titles per million people | 5 |
| 1950s | 42.96 book titles per million people | 28.12 book titles per million people | 52.28 book titles per million people | 8 |
| 1960s | 25.68 book titles per million people | 20.2 book titles per million people | 39.3 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.48 book titles per million people | 16.7 book titles per million people | 26.76 book titles per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4 book titles per million people | 13.47 book titles per million people | 19.36 book titles per million people | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.89 book titles per million people | 12.69 book titles per million people | 18.15 book titles per million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near India
- 63 Algeria 23.42 book titles per million people compare
- 64 Indonesia 20.4 book titles per million people compare
- 65 Philippines 20.27 book titles per million people compare
- 67 Nigeria 12 book titles per million people compare
- 68 Kenya 11.34 book titles per million people compare
- 69 Peru 6 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in India?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in India was 12.73 book titles per million people in 1996, according to Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 64.71 book titles per million people in 1937.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 book titles per million people in 1750.
- How does India rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- India ranks 66th out of 69 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new book titles published per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.