Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing as a share of gross value added.
| Period | Value | Status | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 18.2 | Provisional Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2024-25 | 19.3 | First Revised Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2023-24 | 19.3 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2022-23 | 19.9 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2025-26 | 27.8 | Provisional Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2024-25 | 27.8 | First Revised Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2023-24 | 28.0 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2022-23 | 28.1 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2025-26 | 54.0 | Provisional Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2024-25 | 52.9 | First Revised Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2023-24 | 52.6 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2022-23 | 52.0 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2025-26 | 26.8 | First Advance Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2024-25 | 27.1 | Provisional Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2023-24 | 27.8 | First Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2022-23 | 27.7 | Final Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2021-22 | 28.9 | Second Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2020-21 | 27.4 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2019-20 | 26.9 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2018-19 | 29.1 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2017-18 | 29.2 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2016-17 | 29.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2015-16 | 30.0 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2014-15 | 30.0 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2013-14 | 30.8 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2012-13 | 31.8 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2011-12 | 32.5 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2010-11 | 33.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 2009-10 | 33.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 2008-09 | 33.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 2007-08 | 33.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 2006-07 | 33.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 2005-06 | 32.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 2004-05 | 32.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 2003-04 | 29.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 2002-03 | 30.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 2001-02 | 28.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 2000-01 | 29.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1999-00 | 29.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1998-99 | 29.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1997-98 | 30.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1996-97 | 30.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1995-96 | 31.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1994-95 | 30.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1993-94 | 29.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1992-93 | 29.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1991-92 | 29.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1990-91 | 30.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1989-90 | 30.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1988-89 | 29.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1987-88 | 29.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1986-87 | 29.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1985-86 | 29.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1984-85 | 29.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1983-84 | 28.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1982-83 | 28.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1981-82 | 28.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1980-81 | 27.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1979-80 | 28.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1978-79 | 27.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1977-78 | 26.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1976-77 | 26.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1975-76 | 25.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1974-75 | 24.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1973-74 | 23.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1972-73 | 24.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1971-72 | 24.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1970-71 | 23.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1969-70 | 23.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1968-69 | 22.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1967-68 | 21.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1966-67 | 22.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1965-66 | 23.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1964-65 | 22.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1963-64 | 23.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1962-63 | 23.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1961-62 | 22.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1960-61 | 22.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1959-60 | 20.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1958-59 | 19.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1957-58 | 19.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1956-57 | 19.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1955-56 | 19.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1954-55 | 18.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1953-54 | 16.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1952-53 | 16.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1951-52 | 17.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1950-51 | 16.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 2025-26 | 56.4 | First Advance Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2024-25 | 54.9 | Provisional Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2023-24 | 54.4 | First Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2022-23 | 54.3 | Final Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2021-22 | 52.2 | Second Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2020-21 | 52.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2019-20 | 54.8 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2018-19 | 53.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2017-18 | 52.5 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2016-17 | 52.6 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2015-16 | 52.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2014-15 | 51.8 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2013-14 | 50.6 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2012-13 | 50.0 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2011-12 | 49.0 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2010-11 | 48.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 2009-10 | 49.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 2008-09 | 48.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 2007-08 | 48.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 2006-07 | 48.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 2005-06 | 48.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 2004-05 | 48.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 2003-04 | 48.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 2002-03 | 48.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 2001-02 | 47.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 2000-01 | 46.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1999-00 | 45.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1998-99 | 43.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1997-98 | 43.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1996-97 | 41.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1995-96 | 41.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1994-95 | 40.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1993-94 | 41.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1992-93 | 40.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1991-92 | 40.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1990-91 | 39.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1989-90 | 39.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1988-89 | 39.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1987-88 | 40.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1986-87 | 39.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1985-86 | 38.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1984-85 | 37.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1983-84 | 36.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1982-83 | 37.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1981-82 | 36.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1980-81 | 35.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1979-80 | 36.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1978-79 | 35.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1977-78 | 35.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1976-77 | 36.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1975-76 | 35.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1974-75 | 34.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1973-74 | 32.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1972-73 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1971-72 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1970-71 | 33.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1969-70 | 32.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1968-69 | 33.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1967-68 | 32.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1966-67 | 34.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1965-66 | 34.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1964-65 | 33.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1963-64 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1962-63 | 35.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1961-62 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1960-61 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1959-60 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1958-59 | 33.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1957-58 | 34.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1956-57 | 32.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1955-56 | 35.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1954-55 | 34.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1953-54 | 31.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1952-53 | 32.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1951-52 | 30.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1950-51 | 30.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 2025-26 | 16.8 | First Advance Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2024-25 | 17.9 | Provisional Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2023-24 | 17.8 | First Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2022-23 | 18.1 | Final Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2021-22 | 18.9 | Second Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2020-21 | 20.4 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2019-20 | 18.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2018-19 | 17.6 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2017-18 | 18.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2016-17 | 18.0 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2015-16 | 17.7 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2014-15 | 18.2 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2013-14 | 18.6 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2012-13 | 18.2 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2011-12 | 18.5 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2010-11 | 18.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 2009-10 | 17.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 2008-09 | 17.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 2007-08 | 18.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2006-07 | 18.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2005-06 | 19.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 2004-05 | 19.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 2003-04 | 21.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2002-03 | 21.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2001-02 | 23.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 2000-01 | 23.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1999-00 | 25.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1998-99 | 26.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1997-98 | 26.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1996-97 | 27.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1995-96 | 27.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1994-95 | 29.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1993-94 | 29.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1992-93 | 29.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1991-92 | 30.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1990-91 | 29.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1989-90 | 29.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1988-89 | 31.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1987-88 | 30.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1986-87 | 30.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1985-86 | 31.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1984-85 | 33.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1983-84 | 34.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1982-83 | 33.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1981-82 | 35.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1980-81 | 36.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1979-80 | 34.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1978-79 | 36.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1977-78 | 38.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1976-77 | 36.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1975-76 | 38.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1974-75 | 41.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1973-74 | 44.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1972-73 | 41.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1971-72 | 41.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1970-71 | 43.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1969-70 | 44.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1968-69 | 44.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1967-68 | 45.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1966-67 | 42.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1965-66 | 42.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1964-65 | 44.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1963-64 | 42.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1962-63 | 41.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1961-62 | 42.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1960-61 | 43.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1959-60 | 45.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1958-59 | 47.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1957-58 | 45.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1956-57 | 47.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1955-56 | 44.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1954-55 | 47.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1953-54 | 52.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1952-53 | 51.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1951-52 | 52.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1950-51 | 53.2 | 2011-12 |
Structural change: as countries grow, output moves from farms to factories and services. India moved mostly to services.
Shares of output, not of jobs. Agriculture's share of workers is more than twice its share of output.
The sector's gross value added at current prices divided by total GVA, × 100.