FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Kenaf production in India
In 2024 India produced 101,905 t of kenaf, the largest total in the world (44.3% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.0%. The record was 417,460 t in 1963. Area harvested: 86,611 ha, yield 1.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 101,905 t
- World rank
- 1 of 23
- 10-year change
- −2.0%
- Record
- 417,460 t
- 1963
Kenaf in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101,905 | +0.0% | 86,611 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | 101,896 | −0.1% | 86,576 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | 101,990 | +0.2% | 86,757 | 1.18 |
| 2021 | 101,828 | −0.0% | 86,501 | 1.18 |
| 2020 | 101,869 | −0.4% | 86,471 | 1.18 |
| 2019 | 102,274 | +0.9% | 87,299 | 1.17 |
| 2018 | 101,342 | −0.6% | 85,732 | 1.18 |
| 2017 | 101,990 | −1.5% | 86,381 | 1.18 |
| 2016 | 103,492 | +5.0% | 89,785 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | 98,543 | −5.2% | 81,031 | 1.22 |
| 2014 | 103,934 | −3.8% | 88,325 | 1.18 |
| 2013 | 108,000 | −4.4% | 100,000 | 1.08 |
| 2012 | 113,000 | −2.3% | 87,000 | 1.30 |
| 2011 | 115,700 | +8.7% | 91,000 | 1.27 |
| 2010 | 106,400 | −19% | 87,000 | 1.22 |
| 2009 | 131,580 | −26% | 120,000 | 1.10 |
| 2008 | 178,200 | +3.6% | 135,000 | 1.32 |
| 2007 | 172,080 | +9.9% | 144,000 | 1.20 |
| 2006 | 156,618 | −0.3% | 137,900 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | 157,140 | −5.2% | 141,800 | 1.11 |
| 2004 | 165,834 | −8.0% | 152,500 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | 180,306 | −8.5% | 170,800 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | 196,992 | −12% | 174,100 | 1.13 |
| 2001 | 223,074 | +9.7% | 189,700 | 1.18 |
| 2000 | 203,364 | +1.6% | 188,700 | 1.08 |
| 1999 | 200,250 | +14% | 185,800 | 1.08 |
| 1998 | 175,392 | −8.1% | 177,100 | 0.99 |
| 1997 | 190,800 | −32% | 190,000 | 1.00 |
| 1996 | 282,600 | +20% | 203,000 | 1.39 |
| 1995 | 235,300 | −0.1% | 249,300 | 0.94 |
| 1994 | 235,600 | +2.4% | 252,800 | 0.93 |
| 1993 | 230,100 | −0.6% | 254,200 | 0.91 |
| 1992 | 231,400 | −19% | 263,800 | 0.88 |
| 1991 | 286,900 | +3.5% | 301,600 | 0.95 |
| 1990 | 277,300 | +7.3% | 311,200 | 0.89 |
| 1989 | 258,500 | +3.7% | 304,700 | 0.85 |
| 1988 | 249,200 | +13% | 306,500 | 0.81 |
| 1987 | 221,500 | −21% | 342,400 | 0.65 |
| 1986 | 280,000 | −25% | 361,500 | 0.77 |
| 1985 | 373,800 | +33% | 450,200 | 0.83 |
| 1984 | 281,700 | −5.5% | 395,500 | 0.71 |
| 1983 | 298,000 | +14% | 395,000 | 0.75 |
| 1982 | 262,200 | −23% | 394,300 | 0.66 |
| 1981 | 341,240 | −2.8% | 454,900 | 0.75 |
| 1980 | 350,906 | −9.2% | 488,100 | 0.72 |
| 1979 | 386,610 | −0.8% | 518,700 | 0.75 |
| 1978 | 389,694 | +3.5% | 506,600 | 0.77 |
| 1977 | 376,668 | +1.9% | 486,100 | 0.77 |
| 1976 | 369,608 | +13% | 486,100 | 0.76 |
| 1975 | 327,802 | +8.2% | 475,700 | 0.69 |
| 1974 | 303,050 | −3.9% | 461,700 | 0.66 |
| 1973 | 315,252 | +26% | 506,300 | 0.62 |
| 1972 | 249,288 | −4.8% | 421,300 | 0.59 |
| 1971 | 261,872 | −9.9% | 436,900 | 0.60 |
| 1970 | 290,800 | +7.5% | 492,400 | 0.59 |
| 1969 | 270,454 | +17% | 486,400 | 0.56 |
| 1968 | 230,562 | −23% | 445,800 | 0.52 |
| 1967 | 300,360 | +8.4% | 494,600 | 0.61 |
| 1966 | 277,044 | −4.7% | 501,700 | 0.55 |
| 1965 | 290,780 | −21% | 526,000 | 0.55 |
| 1964 | 367,640 | −12% | 564,000 | 0.65 |
| 1963 | 417,460 | +6.3% | 685,000 | 0.61 |
| 1962 | 392,700 | −5.6% | 612,000 | 0.64 |
| 1961 | 416,200 | — | 629,515 | 0.66 |
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.