Coir production in India
In 2024 India produced 1.1 million t of coir, the largest total in the world (59.3% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 90%. The record was 1.2 million t in 2022.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 8
- 10-year change
- +90%
- Record
- 1.2 million t
- 2022
Coir in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
India compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 59.3%
- 46.9% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.72
- world 0.22
- 10-year change
- +90%
- world +50%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of coir
Share of the world total; India is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,051,470 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 984,021 | −19% |
| 2022 | 1,211,247 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1,122,000 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 1,029,200 | +19% |
| 2019 | 867,120 | +21% |
| 2018 | 715,735 | +26% |
| 2017 | 567,350 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 562,433 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 560,480 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 553,945 | −7.1% |
| 2013 | 596,500 | +13% |
| 2012 | 528,000 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 514,000 | −5.2% |
| 2010 | 542,000 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 541,000 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 507,000 | −7.0% |
| 2007 | 545,000 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 509,500 | +15% |
| 2005 | 441,500 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 419,000 | −21% |
| 2003 | 531,500 | +19% |
| 2002 | 447,000 | −0.7% |
| 2001 | 450,000 | −3.8% |
| 2000 | 468,000 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 454,000 | −2.5% |
| 1998 | 465,700 | −1.4% |
| 1997 | 472,500 | −2.6% |
| 1996 | 485,000 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 481,100 | −2.6% |
| 1994 | 494,100 | +11% |
| 1993 | 444,700 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 417,600 | +12% |
| 1991 | 374,500 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 361,500 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 347,700 | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 317,300 | +17% |
| 1987 | 270,100 | +14% |
| 1986 | 236,900 | −5.8% |
| 1985 | 251,500 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | 256,800 | +19% |
| 1983 | 215,800 | −9.5% |
| 1982 | 238,400 | +15% |
| 1981 | 206,900 | −2.6% |
| 1980 | 212,500 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 209,400 | −1.6% |
| 1978 | 212,900 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 201,100 | −6.1% |
| 1976 | 214,200 | −1.1% |
| 1975 | 216,600 | −3.3% |
| 1974 | 224,000 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 217,400 | −2.4% |
| 1972 | 222,800 | −2.1% |
| 1971 | 227,500 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 225,700 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 217,700 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 206,000 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 197,700 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 193,000 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 187,000 | −0.2% |
| 1964 | 187,400 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 175,600 | −5.8% |
| 1962 | 186,400 | +12% |
| 1961 | 166,500 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 1.1 million t USD 324 m
- Exporter rank
- 1 of 27
- Imports
- 462 t USD 342,000
- Importer rank
- 20 of 77
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of coir in India?
India produced 1.1 million t in 2024, 59.3% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does India rank in the world for production of coir?
India was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of Vietnam.
How has the production of coir in India changed?
It rose by 90% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +50% for the world. The record was 1.2 million t in 2022.
Does India export or import coir, raw?
In 2024 India reported exports of 1.1 million t (USD 324 m) and imports of 462 t (USD 342,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for India is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.