Agriculture


Area,Production and Productivity of Principal Crops

Sl.No.

Crops

Area ( ha)

Production ( tonnes )

Productivity ( kg/ha )

1998-99

1999-00#

2000-01

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

1.         

Rice

352631

349774

347455

726743

770686

751328

2061

2203

2162

2.         

Jowar

2177

2529

2529

1108

1287

656

509

509

259

3.         

Ragi

1157

870

870

936

704

602

809

809

692

4.         

Other  Cereals

2300

1831

NA

1788

1423

NA

NA

NA

NA

5.         

Pulses

12627

10985

10810

9822

8571

8368

779

780

774

6.         

Sugarcane

6160

5780

5776

47216

57882

57826

7665

10014

10011

7.         

Pepper

182384

198406

199368

68510

47543

47479

376

240

238

8.         

Chillies

297

312

312

288

310

306

970

994

981

9.         

Ginger

11107

11264

11264

39362

41344

41477

3544

3670

3682

10.      

Turmeric

3706

3971

3957

8034

8362

8316

2168

2106

210

11.      

Cardamom

41449

41491

41288

4990

6585

7580

120

159

183

12.      

Arecanut

73639

81941

85375

68479

83337

84527

930

1017

990

13.      

Banana

30521

39046

39296

386588

398145

399785

12666

10197

10173

14.      

Other Plantains

50947

53252

53591

397986

410566

412652

7812

7710

7700

15.      

Cashewnut

91268

89403

86232

51336

65547

62058

562

733

720

16.      

Tapioca

112774

111922

111180

2630155

2531752

2512154

23322

22621

22595

17.      

Sweet Potato

1099

989

984

11924

10698

10656

10850

10817

10829

18.      

Groundnut

7021

6921

6921

5219

5144

5195

743

743

751

19.      

Sesamum

3303

2612

1944

1057

718

480

320

274

247

20.      

Coconut *

882288

925035

936293

5132

5680

5496

5817

6140

5870

21.      

Cotton

10999

4772

NA

17752

7702

NA

6140

1613

NA

22.      

Tobacco

41

44

18

228

245

89

5561

     5568

4944

23.      

Coffee**

83699

84139

84735

49886

60470

70550

596

719

833

24.      

Tea**

34690

34793

36847

58726

61955

69132

1693

1780

1876

25.      

Rubber**

469924

472900

474364

559099

572820

579866

1190

1211

1222-


 Source : Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Rubber Board, * *  UPASI                    

     *   Production in million nuts & Productivity in nuts/ha.

    #    Provisional except for rice. 
 

District-wise and season-wise Area, Production and Productivity of Paddy for 2000-01

District
Autumn
Winter
Summer
Total
Area
(ha)
Production
(tonnes)
Productivity
( tonnes)
Area
(ha)
Production
(tonnes)
Productivity
( tonnes)
Area
(ha)
Production
(tonnes)
Productivity
( tonnes)
Area
(ha)
Production
(tonnes)
Productivity
( tonnes)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Thiruvananthapuram
3388
7216
2130
3598
7245
2014
9
8
889
6995
14469
2068
Kollam
6703
14645
2185
8232
16163
1963
4
4
1000
14939
30812
2063
Pathanamthitta
1070
2214
2069
2652
5970
2251
2557
8975
3510
6279
17159
2733
Alappuzha
9808
16384
1670
10396
31207
3002
17536
55953
3191
37740
103544
2744
Kottayam
3878
7836
2021
5725
12810
2238
7074
22409
3168
16677
43055
2582
Idukki
999
2323
2325
2183
4787
2193
291
782
2687
3473
7892
2272
Ernakulam
14600
26770
1834
15452
26596
1721
7381
11941
1618
37433
65307
1745
Thrissur
10878
21416
1969
22178
45021
2030
6328
15668
2476
39384
82105
2085
Palakkad
58580
125079
2135
52521
112598
2144
7600
24496
3223
118701
262173
2209
Malappuram
6952
13419
1930
14318
25623
1790
1878
4755
2532
23148
43797
1892
Kozhikode
770
980
1273
5176
6879
1329
791
1186
1499
6737
9045
1343
Wayanad
No paddy
11800
26297
2229
3200
7505
2345
15000
33802
2253
Kannur
6926
12046
1739
4541
8228
1812
324
410
1265
11791
20684
1754
Kasargode
5200
9978
1919
3673
6992
1904
285
514
1804
9158
17484
1909
State
129752
260306
2006
162445
336416
2071
55258
154606
2798
347455
751328
2162

Area, Production and Productivity of Coconut in Kerala and India
Year Area('000 ha) Production (million nuts ) Productivity ( nuts/ha)
  Kerala India Kerala India Kerala India
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1991-92

863

1529 4641 10080 5377 6593
1992-93 877 1538 5124 11241 5843 7310
1993-94 882 1635 5192 11975 5885 7324
1994-95

911

1714 5336 13300 5858 7760
1995-96

914

1833 5155 12952 5638 7066
1996-97 902 1891 5276 13061 5849 6908
1997-98 884 1898 5210 13096 5891

6902

1998-99
882
1755

5132

12356

5817

7145
1999-00

925

1778

5680

12252

6140

6892

2000-01*

936

NA

5496

NA

5870

NA

   
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, CMIE.                                   * Provisional