Handbook of Statistics : Section-'A'

 

Table-04 : All India Normal Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops  
SLCropsSeasonArea in
 Million Hectares 
Production in
 Million Tonnes 
Yield in
 Kg/Hectare 
IFood Grains
RiceKharif40.072.31,808
Rabi3.811.12,921
Total43.883.41,904
WheatRabi26.768.82,577
Coarse CerealsKharif24.025.71,071
Rabi6.86.3933
Total30.832.01,039
JowarKharif5.35.81,094
Rabi5.43.3606
Total10.79.1850
BajaraKharif9.67.5779
MaizeKharif5.79.31,637
Rabi0.61.52,651
Total6.310.81,714
PulsesKharif10.65.0473
Rabi12.59.0720
Total23.014.0609
GramRabi7.66.1805
TurKharif3.42.4704
Total Food Grains Kharif74.5102.91,381
Rabi49.795.31,916
Total124.2198.21,596
IICash Crops
Oil Seeds
GroundTotal7.48.41,135
Rapeseed & Mustard Rabi6.75.7849
Soya beanKharif5.96.31,068
SunflowerTotal1.91.1582
Total Oil Seeds26.423.6896
IIIOther Cash Crops
Sugarcane4.1284.370,019
Cotton @9.112.4232
Jute & Mesta $1.110.61,778
Potato1.221.517,231
Onion0.44.31,035
Coconut #1.9135.77,142
Tobacco0.50.71,455
      

 

@ 

:Production in Million Bales of 170 Kg each.
$:Production in Million Bales of 180 Kg each.
#:Production in '00 Million nuts and Yield in number of nuts.
Source:Agricultural Statistics at a Glance-2000, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture,
Govt. of India, New-Delhi, April-2000.