India's Position in the World

Agricultural Production

• Largest producer of milk.
• Largest producer of millets in the world
• Largest producer of jute.
• Largest producer of ginger.
• Largest producer of bananas.
• Largest producer of castor oil seeds.
• Largest producer of mangoes.
• Largest producer of coir.
• Largest producer of papayas.
• Largest producer of cottonseed.
• Largest producer of lemons and limes.
• Largest producer of onions.
• Largest producer of pulses.
• Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of sugarcane, the first position being held by Brazil.
• Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of potatoes, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of rice, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of lentils, the first position being held by Canada.
• Second largest producer of groundnuts, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of oranges, the first position being held by Brazil.
• Second largest producer of tobacco, the first position being held by China.
• Second largest producer of cement., next to China.
• Second largest producer of silk, the first position being held by China.
• NOTE: The agricultural information is as per latest data available on the website of Food and Agricultural Organisation.