| SL | Year | Area
('000 Hectares) | Production
('000 Tonnes) | Yield
(Kg/Hectare) | | 1. | 1974-75 | 35,957.2 | 35,925.8 | 999 | | 2. | 1975-76 | 37,441.7 | 44,744.8 | 1,195 | | 3. | 1976-77 | 37,106.7 | 39,265.5 | 1,058 | | 4. | 1977-78 | 38,416.6 | 48,947.0 | 1,274 | | 5. | 1978-79 | 38,419.8 | 49,336.7 | 1,284 | | 6. | 1979-80 | 37,598.0 | 38,486.3 | 1,024 | | 7. | 1980-81 | 38,441.1 | 50,089.5 | 1,303 | | 8. | 1981-82 | 38,892.4 | 49,244.7 | 1,266 | | 9. | 1982-83 | 36,411.3 | 43,164.4 | 1,185 | | 10. | 1983-84 | 38,954.0 | 55,052.2 | 1,413 | | 11. | 1984-85 | 39,169.1 | 53,781.7 | 1,374 | | 12. | 1985-86 | 39,233.9 | 59,392.2 | 1,514 | | 13. | 1986-87 | 38,437.4 | 53,560.9 | 1,393 | | 14. | 1987-88 | 35,846.5 | 49,049.3 | 1,368 | | 15. | 1988-89 | 38,943.9 | 63,376.3 | 1,627 | | 16. | 1989-90 | 39,293.4 | 65,877.8 | 1,677 | | 17. | 1990-91 | 39,707.6 | 66,317.1 | 1,670 | | 18. | 1991-92 | 39,594.1 | 66,367.8 | 1,676 | | 19. | 1992-93 | 38,900.5 | 65,242.8 | 1,677 | | 20. | 1993-94 | 39,139.0 | 70,723.8 | 1,807 | | 21. | 1994-95 | 39,440.5 | 72,602.7 | 1,841 | | 22. | 1995-96 | 39,440.0 | 67,878.8 | 1,721 | | 23. | 1996-97 | 39,787.1 | 71,322.6 | 1,793 | | 24. | 1997-98 | 39,823.9 | 72,519.9 | 1,821 | | 25. | 1998-99 | 40,453.6 | 72,665.9 | 1,796 | | 26. | 1999-00 | 40,669.4 | 76,705.7 | 1,886 | | | | | | |
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