Poultry production, per square kilometre in India
India: Poultry production, per square kilometre was 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry production, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre for poultry production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry production, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0262 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0264 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0267 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0273 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0279 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0285 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0291 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0298 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0314 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.032 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0322 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0327 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0331 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0338 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0346 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0364 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0397 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0444 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0475 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0516 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0543 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0593 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0635 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0704 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1035 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1053 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1161 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1317 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1758 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1817 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2046 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2102 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.216 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2221 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2236 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2483 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2725 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3041 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3239 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3793 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4201 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4517 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4846 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.523 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6025 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6455 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7133 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7487 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8461 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9124 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9683 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +47.0% | 0.0704 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1035 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0281 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0262 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0341 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0314 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0397 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0716 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0444 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1161 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2087 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1317 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2725 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4848 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3041 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7133 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7487 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 63 Puerto Rico 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 64 Mexico 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 65 Austria 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 68 Colombia 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 69 Tunisia 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre 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 poultry production, per square kilometre in India?
- Poultry production, per square kilometre in India was 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for poultry production, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry production, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Poultry production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.