The line graph provided illustrates both the production and consumption of sugar in India for the years between 2001 and 2011. Overall, sugar production and consumption witnessed an overall upward trend during a decade. The production of sugar experienced considerable fluctuations over the period, while sugar consumption represented a relatively stable figures in between.
In 2001, the production of sugar accounted for the highest figure, at around 18 million tonnes, followed closely by sugar consumption at just above 15 million tonnes. This figure for sugar production increased slightly to just under 20 million, before falling dramatically to about 13 million in 2005. It then surged steadily, and reached its peak of approximately 28 million tonnes in 2007, where it surpassed sugar consumption. This figure declined slightly, and then dramatically to roughly 16 million tonnes in 2009, before recovering steadily to around 26 million in 2011.
By contrast, the consumption of sugar rose gradually to exactly 20 million tonnes in 2003. It decreased slightly, before growing gradually to about 21 million tonnes in 2010. This figure, thereafter, peaked at nearly 23 million tonnes in 2011.
