Handbook of Statistics : Section-'A'

 

Table-02 : India's Position in World Agriculture   
SLItemsIndiaWorldIndia'sNext To
 %Share    Rank  
1.Area (Million Hectares)
Total Area32913,3872.47thCanada, USA, China, Brazil, Australia, Russian Federation
Land Area29713,0482.37thUSA, China, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Russian Federation
Arable Land1631,38211.82ndUSA
Irrigated Area5724223.61st-
2.Population (Million)
Total9605,84916.42ndChina
Agriculture5412,56421.12ndChina
3.Economically Active
Population (Million)
Total4202,82714.92ndChina
Agriculture2561,30219.32ndChina
4.Crop Production
(Million Tonnes)
Cereals2232,09610.63rdChina, USA
Wheat6961011.32ndChina
Rice12357321.52ndChina
Coarse Grains319143.55thUSA, China, Brazil, Russian Federation
Potatoes192956.56thChina, Russian Federation, Poland, USA, Ukraine
Total Pulses155825.91st-
Groundnut83026.72ndChina
Tobacco Leaves0.568.246.83rdChina, USA
Rapeseed73520.02ndChina
Sugarcane2651,24121.42ndBrazil
Tea0.792.7328.91st-
Coffee (Green)0.215.563.89thBrazil, Columbia, Indonesia, Mexico, Ethopia, Uganda, Vietnam, Gautemala
Jute & Allied1.723.2752.61st-
Cotton (Lint)28619.714.53rdUSA, China
5.Livestock (Million Head) 
Cattle2091,33415.71st-
Buffaloes9216755.11st-
Camels1.5219.57.83rdSomalia, Sudan
Sheep561,0645.33rdAustralia, China
Goats12170317.22ndChina
Chicken34313,4132.67thChina, USA, Brazil, Russian Federation, Mexico, Indonesia
6.Implements ('000s)
Tractors-in-use1,40026,3455.34thUSA, Japan, Italy
7.Vegetables
Including Melons54.97595.569.22ndChina
8.Fruits
Excluding Melons37.13429.458.63rdChina
9.Milk
72546.6413.21st-
10.Eggs
1.6151.763.15thChina, USA, Japan, Russian Federation
       

 

Source:Agricultural Statistics at a Glance-2000, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New-Delhi, April-2000.