Indian Cereal and Foodgrain Production, 1951 – 2003
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Net Availability of Foodgrains in India (Per day)
(grams per capital per day)
| Year | Rice | Wheat | Other Cerels | Cerels | Gram | Pulses | Foodgrains |
| 1951 | 158.9 | 65.7 | 109.6 | 334.2 | 22.5 | 60.7 | 394.9 |
| 1971 | 192.6 | 103.6 | 121.4 | 417.6 | 20 | 51.2 | 468.8 |
| 1991 | 221.7 | 166.8 | 80 | 468.5 | 13.4 | 41.6 | 510.1 |
| 2001 | 190.5 | 135.8 | 56.2 | 386.2 | 8 | 30 | 416.2 |
| 2003 | 183.4 | 178.9 | 44.9 | 407.1 | 8.3 | 29.1 | 436.3 |
source:Agricultural statistics, Department of agriculture and cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of IndiaAnnual Growth Rate of GDP at Factor Cost in Agriculture
1951-52 to 2003-2004 (some selected years)
| Current Prices | Constant Prices | |||
| Agriculture | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | Agriculture | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | |
| 1951-52 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1961-62 | 3 | 3.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1971-72 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -2.7 | -1.9 |
| 1981-82 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 1991-92 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -1.9 | -1.5 |
| 2001-02 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 2002-03 | -3.6 | -2.3 | -6 | -5.2 |
| 2003-04 | 10.5 | 9.1 | ||
source:Agricultural statistics, Department of agriculture and cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India
