Animal Products Statistics

Commodity	Total Production (2020-21)	Growth Rate (%)	Per Capita Availability
Milk	209.96 MT (million tons)	5.81	427 grams/day
Meat	8.80 MT	2.31	90 eggs/annum
Eggs	122.05 billion	6.70	6.52kg/annum
Wool	36.93 million kg	0.46	–

Highest Producing States in India as of 2020-21

Milk Production

Highest milk producing state in India: Uttar Pradesh (31.36 MT)

Second highest milk producing state in India: Rajasthan (30.72 MT)

State with highest growth rate in milk production: Karnataka (21.09%)

State with lowest growth rate in milk production: Arunachal Pradesh (-27.61)

State with highest per capita availability of milk: Punjab (1219 grams/day)

 

Meat Production

Highest meat producing state in India: Maharashtra (1.11 MT)

Second highest meat producing state in India: Uttar Pradesh (1.04 MT)

State with highest growth rate in meat production: Karnataka (19.50%), UTs – D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu (combined 43.44%)

State with lowest growth rate in meat production: Chhattisgarh (-29.19%)

State with highest per capita availability of meat: Telangana (24.56 kg/annum)

 

Egg Production

Highest eggs producing state in India: Andhra Pradesh (24.96 billion)

Second highest eggs producing state in India: Tamil Nadu (20.12 billion)

State with highest growth rate in eggs production: Sikkim (103.28%)

State with lowest growth rate in eggs production: Chhattisgarh (-2.47%), UTs – D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu (combined -4.15%)

State with highest per capita availability of eggs: Andhra Pradesh (475 eggs/annum)

 

Wool Production

Highest wool producing state in India: Rajasthan (15.68 million kg)

Second highest wool producing state in India: Telangana (3.36 million kg), UT – J&K (7.65 million kg)

State with highest growth rate in wool production: Rajasthan (23.27%)

State with lowest growth rate in wool production: Andhra Pradesh (-100.00%)

 

Contribution of Livestock Sector in Economy

Contribution of livestock to agricultural GVA: 30.87

Contribution of livestock to total GVA of India: 6.17

Contribution of fishing and aquaculture to agricultural GVA: 6.44

Contribution of fishing and aquaculture to total GVA of India: 1.29

 

Source

The growth rate of livestock sector and its contribution. 2022. Animal Husbandry Statistics Division, Department Of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.

 

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