- 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.
Miscellaneous
1st to introduce government supported family planning in the world.
Largest postal network in the world.
Largest livestock population.
Largest consumer of gold jewellery.
India has the second largest arable land in the world. The USA has the largest arable land in the world.
India is the third largest producer and second largest consumer of fertiliser in the world.
India has the largest deposits of Thorium in the world.