The line graph compares and contrasts data on changes in the amount of production and consumption of sugar in India between 2001 and 2011
Overall, the volumes increased throughout the period, with production declining in 2005 before witnessing a significant growth by 2007, while consumption increased gradually.
Although India produced about 27 million tonnes of sugar in 2001, that amount fell to around 17 million tonnes by 2005, however, just under 25 million tonnes of sugar consumed by that time which was almost same as 2001(23 million tonnes). Notably, in 2007 production of sugar surpassed consumption and peaked at just below 35 million tonnes. By 2009 the figure of production decreased to 21 million tonnes before climbing to around 31 million tonnes again in 2011, meanwhile, total of the consumption showed a steady increase over this time period and reached up to 27 million tonnes by 2011
