| | | Pondicherry | | SL | Year | Area
('000 Hect.) | Production
('000 Tons) | Yield
(Kg/Hectare) | | 1. | 1974-75 | 26.1 | 57.6 | 2,207 | | 2. | 1975-76 | 26.9 | 57.3 | 2,130 | | 3. | 1976-77 | 23.9 | 54.7 | 2,289 | | 4. | 1977-78 | 25.9 | 52.0 | 2,007 | | 5. | 1978-79 | 24.6 | 49.2 | 2,000 | | 6. | 1979-80 | 25.8 | 60.8 | 2,357 | | 7. | 1980-81 | 27.1 | 65.7 | 2,424 | | 8. | 1981-82 | 27.6 | 63.6 | 2,304 | | 9. | 1982-83 | 25.4 | 57.5 | 2,264 | | 10. | 1983-84 | 21.6 | 39.2 | 1,815 | | 11. | 1984-85 | 26.9 | 47.1 | 1,751 | | 12. | 1985-86 | 21.6 | 47.8 | 2,213 | | 13. | 1986-87 | 21.6 | 44.8 | 2,074 | | 14. | 1987-88 | 19.0 | 42.9 | 2,258 | | 15. | 1988-89 | 20.5 | 49.7 | 2,424 | | 16. | 1989-90 | 19.9 | 46.2 | 2,322 | | 17. | 1990-91 | 19.9 | 47.1 | 2,367 | | 18. | 1991-92 | 19.7 | 47.6 | 2,416 | | 19. | 1992-93 | 21.3 | 53.2 | 2,498 | | 20. | 1993-94 | 21.0 | 44.0 | 2,095 | | 21. | 1994-95 | 21.2 | 53.1 | 2,505 | | 22. | 1995-96 | 20.6 | 50.2 | 2,437 | | 23. | 1996-97 | 20.4 | 43.5 | 2,132 | | 24. | 1997-98 | 20.7 | 39.7 | 1,918 | | 25. | 1998-99 | 16.4 | 37.0 | 2,256 | | 26. | 1999-00 | 19.8 | 44.3 | 2,237 | | | | | | |
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