Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
India 1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change
I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment Number of undernourished Food deficit of undernourished population
percent millions kcal/person/day
20 177.0 240
17 167.1 220
20 208.0 220
19 224.6 240
-3.1
2.6
-0.3
-1.1
4.4
1.3
-1.9
0.4
1.4
Food Needs Minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER) Average dietary energy requirement (ADER)
kcal/person/day kcal/person/day
1740 2180
1750 2200
1760 2220
1780 2250
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
Food Supply for Human Consumption Dietary energy supply (DES) Total protein consumption Animal protein consumption Fat consumption
Diet Composition (Share in DES): Carbohydrate Total protein Animal protein Fat
percent percent percent percent
74.5 9.7 1.5 15.8
72.9 9.7 1.6 17.4
72.8 9.6 1.7 17.7
71.6 9.7 1.7 18.7
* * * *
-0.4
0.0
-0.3 *
-0.1
-0.2
0.3 *
1.7
0.4
0.8 *
1.9
0.3
1.1 *
Major food commodities consumed (share in DES) * 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Flour of wheat 3 - Sugar, refined 4 - Flour of millet 5 - Cow milk, whole (fresh) Share of cereals and roots & tubers in DES Share of oils and fats in DES
II. FOOD PRODUCTION INDICATORS Role of production to consumption by major commodity** 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Flour of wheat 3 - Sugar, refined 4 - Flour of millet 5 - Cow milk, whole (fresh) **ratio of production to consumption by major commodity
Last update: October 2010
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
India 1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change
III. FOOD TRADE INDICATORS Foreign Food Trade Exports Total merchandise Share of food (1) in total merchandise value Share in total DES production Imports Total merchandise Share of food (1) in total merchandise value Share in total DES production
MLN US$ percent percent
18891 6.2 0.7
34112 8.5 2.1
47723 6.9 2.8
155450 5.7 3.9
11.8
6.7
19.7
6.2
-4.1
-3.2
22.8
6.1
5.2
MLN US$ percent percent
22630 3.2 0.8
39900 4.3 1.7
55249 4.7 4.2
239657 2.6 5.4
11.3
6.5
24.5
5.8
1.8
-9.9
14.5
17.7
4.8
12.7
-15.1
7.8
-163.1
109.4
-65.8 *
32.1
1.9
2.5 *
58.3
-32.4
-45.2 *
30.1
58.4
-27.7 *
Net food trade (Food exp.-Food imp.) in total GDP
percent
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.2
Role of imports to consumption by major commodity*** 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Flour of wheat 3 - Sugar, refined 4 - Flour of millet 5 - Cow milk, whole (fresh)
percent percent percent percent percent
0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1000 MT percent
278.1 0.2
223.1 0.1
185.2 0.0
na na
-4.4
-3.7
na
-6.5
-5.4
na
Population Total population Density Share of urban in total population Age dependency ratio (per 100 persons aged 15-64)
Macro economic aggregates GDP at market prices (constant 2000 US$) Share of agriculture value added in total GDP Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (in total GDP) Net official development assistance received (in total GDP) Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) (in total GDP) Current account balance (in total GDP) Total reserves in months of imports Cash surplus/deficit (in total GDP)
MLN US$ percent percent percent percent percent no. months percent
277407 29.3 1.1 0.8 0.0 -1.9 2.8 -2.7
369091 26.7 2.2 0.5 0.7 -1.3 5.2 -2.4
* * * * *
*
***ratio of imports to consumption by major commodity
Food Aid Received Cereal aid shipments Share of food aid in total dietary energy supply (DES)
IV. MACRO AND SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Last update: October 2010
482266 22.5 3.0 0.3 0.8 0.2 8.0 -4.3
763063 18.0 3.4 0.1 1.1 -1.4 9.2 -2.5
5.7
5.3
7.6
-1.9
-3.4
-3.7
14.5
6.2
2.1
-11.0
-6.1
-14.2
55.2
2.9
6.4
-7.8 12.5
8.7
2.4
-2.5
12.2
-9.4
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
Inequality in Access to Food and to Income Gini of income - 2005 Gini of dietary energy consumption - 2004-05 Share of food in total expenditure - 2004 Consumer price index (Base=2000) - Agricultural workers Consumer food price index (Base=2000) - Agricultural workers
percent percent percent percent percent
37.0 15.0 49.5
Literacy rate Adult female (% of females aged 15 and above) - 2006 Adult male (% of males aged 15 and above) - 2006 Adult both sexes (% of people aged 15 and above) - 2006
percent percent percent
50.5
81.1
100.0
130.9
9.5
4.2
4.5
50.9
82.4
97.7
130.3
9.7
3.4
4.8
62.8 75.2 50.8
V. AGRICULTURE INDICATORS Agricultural inputs Total labour force Share of agricultural labour force (2) in total labour force Share of female in agricultural labour force
1000 percent percent
368882 57.1 32.6
413664 54.8 32.8
459799 52.3 32.3
519701 49.8 32.5
Land Arable land & permanent crops Share of irrigated in total arable land
Major Exports (1) (share in Agriculture) * 1 - Rice, milled 2 - Cake of soybeans 3 - Cotton lint 4 - Buffalo meat 5 - Crude organic materials NES
percent percent percent percent percent
10.6 10.6 7.3 2.2 7.2
18.8 12.2 3.9 2.7 6.5
Last update: October 2010
2.3
2.1
2.0
-0.8
-0.9
-0.8
0.1
-0.3
0.1
169375 38.8
0.1
0.1
-0.1
1.9
2.5
1.1
125032 45114 34032 72939 297496
144159 57065 42908 74577 328293
1.7 5.0 3.7 4.1 2.9
0.7 3.8 4.0 2.1 1.4
2.4
16.2 7.5 0.2 5.0 8.0
15.1 10.4 9.0 5.9 4.9
11.4 2.7 -12.7 4.1 -2.1
-2.9 -9.7 -60.5 12.5 4.3
-1.2
3.9 3.9 0.4 1.6
5.5 64.6 2.7 -8.1
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
India 1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change Major Imports (1) (share in Agriculture) * 1 - Oil of palm 2 - Wheat 3 - Oil of soybeans 4 - Peas, dry 5 - Cashew nuts
percent percent percent percent percent
9.9 8.9 2.7 5.5 10.3
25.9 5.5 1.7 2.8 3.8
27.3 0.1 11.5 4.0 5.2
23.1 9.3 7.3 6.8 5.9
na
na
94.5
136.1
na 359.4
na 393.5
na 415.9
na 467.9
19.3 -9.7 -8.9 -13.7 -19.8
1.1 -89.3 38.1 7.4 6.2
-2.8 83.2 -7.5 8.9 2.1
*ranked on the latest 3-year period
Inputs Fertilizer use/Arable land Investments in agriculture Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries External assistance to agriculture Agriculture, value added per worker
kg nutr./HA
US$ billion Const.US$/agric.worker Const. 2000US$
Last update: October 2010
6.1
na
na
na
1.8
1.1
2.0
Country Profile: Food Security Indicators Country:
India 1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2006-08
1990-92 to 1995-97 (%)
1995-97 to 2000-02 (%)
2000-02 to 2006-08 (%)
annual change
VI. HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL AND SANITATION INDICATORS Child Nutritional Status Stunting, less than - 2 s.d - 2005-06 Overweight, more than + 2 s.d - 2005-06
Health and Sanitation Life expectancy at birth - both sexes Life expectancy at birth - males Life expectancy at birth - females Under-five mortality rate - 2009 Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) - 2009
years years years per 1000 live births per 1000 live births
Access to safe water - 2009 Access to adequate sanitation - 2008
percent percent per 105 live births
Maternal mortality ratio - 2008
59 58 59
60 59 61
62 61 63
64 63 66 66 50
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.6
50.3 31.0 230
Notes: (1) Crops & livestock products; (2) Includes fishing, forestry & hunting; - =Proportion less than 5% of undernourished; na=data Not Available; ns=Not statistically Significant. * Data refer to 2005-07 instead of 2006-08.
