Indian Crop Production State Rankings, 2002 2003

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Three Largest Producing States of Important Crops during 2002-03



 

Three Largest Producing States of Important Crops during 2002-03


Crops /Groups of Crops States Production
Million Tonnes
% Share of
Production to All India
Cumulative %
Share of Production
Foodgrains
Rice West Bengal 14.39 19.81 19.81
  Punjab 8.88 12.22 32.03
  Uttar Pradesh 8.11 11.16 43.19
Wheat Uttar Pradesh 23.61 36.27 36.27
  Punjab 14.18 21.78 58.05
  Haryana 9.19 14.12 72.17
Maize Madhya Pradesh 1.5 14.56 14.56
  Andhra Pradesh 1.49 14.47 29.03
  Karnataka 1.38 13.4 42.43
Total Coarse Cereals Maharashtra 5.94 23.48 23.48
  Rajasthan 2.14 8.46 31.94
  Karnataka 3.63 14.35 46.28
Total Pulses Madhya Pradesh 2.21 19.84 19.84
  Uttar Pradesh 2.06 18.49 38.33
  Maharashtra 2.05 18.4 56.73
Total Foodgrains Uttar Pradesh 36.3 20.84 20.84
  Punjab 23.49 13.49 34.32
  West Bengal 15.53 8.91 43.23
Oil Seeds
Groundnut Gujarat 1.09 25.0 25.0
  Tamil Nadu 0.98 22.48 47.48
  Andhra Pradesh 0.82 18.81 66.28
Rapeseed And Mustard
Rajasthan 1.32 33.67 33.67  
  Uttar Pradesh 0.76 19.39 53.06
  Haryana 0.69 17.6 77.66
Soyabean Madhya Pradesh 2.58 56.58 56.58
  Maharashtra 1.58 34.65 91.23
  Rajasthan 0.24 5.26 96.49
Sunflower Karnataka 0.41 45.05 45.05
  Andhra Pradesh 0.28 30.77 75.82
  Maharashtra 0.15 16.48 92.31
Total Oilseeds Madhya Pradesh 3.0 19.92 19.92
  Maharashtra 2.33 15.47 35.39
  Rajasthan 1.75 11.62 47.01
Other Cash Crops
Sugarcane Uttar Pradesh 116.32 41.31 41.31
  Maharashtra 37.02 13.15 54.46
  Karnataka 32.48 11.54 65.99
Cotton @ Maharashtra 2.6 29.82 29.82
  Gujarat 1.68 19.27 49.08
  Andhra Pradesh 1.09 12.5 61.58
Jute & Mesta$ West Bengal 8.58 75.4 75.4
  Bihar 1.13 9.93 85.33
  Assam 0.72 6.33 91.65
Potato Uttar Pradesh 10.16 43.88 43.88
  West Bengal 6.9 29.8 73.68
  Bihar 1.44 6.22 79.9
Onion Maharashtra 1.22 29.08 29.08
  Gujarat 0.72 17.04 46.12
  Karnataka 0.45 10.57 56.69

 

@ : Production in millio bales of 170 kgs. each
$ : Production in million bales of 180 kg. each

source : Dept of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi

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