All-India Area, Production and Yield of Maize along with coverage under Irrigation
Year
Area (Million hec)
Production (Mill. Ton.)
Yield (Kg/hec)
Area Under Irrigation (%)
1960-61
4.41
4.08
926
12.6
1961-62
4.51
4.31
957
9.5
1962-63
4.64
4.61
992
11.5
1963-64
4.58
4.56
995
11.4
1964-65
4.62
4.66
1010
12.1
1965-66
4.80
4.82
1005
16.1
1966-67
5.07
4.89
964
15.6
1967-68
5.58
6.27
1123
11.9
1968-69
5.72
5.70
997
19.5
1969-70
5.86
5.67
968
18.2
1970-71
5.85
7.49
1279
15.9
1971-72
5.67
5.10
900
14.3
1972-73
5.84
6.39
1094
18.8
1973-74
6.02
5.80
965
14.7
1974-75
5.86
5.56
948
21.0
1975-76
6.03
7.26
1203
16.2
1976-77
6.00
6.36
1060
17.7
1977-78
5.68
5.97
1051
16.3
1978-79
5.76
6.20
1076
16.3
1979-80
5.72
5.60
979
24.0
1980-81
6.01
6.96
1159
20.1
1981-82
5.94
6.90
1162
19.8
1982-83
5.72
6.55
1145
21.7
1983-84
5.86
7.92
1352
16.9
1984-85
5.80
8.44
1456
17.5
1985-86
5.80
6.64
1146
18.7
1986-87
5.92
7.59
1282
21.2
1987-88
5.56
5.72
1029
21.2
1988-89
5.90
8.23
1395
21.0
1989-90
5.92
9.65
1632
20.8
1990-91
5.90
8.96
1518
19.7
1991-92
5.86
8.06
1376
22.5
1992-93
5.96
9.99
1676
21.5
1993-94
6.00
9.60
1602
22.4
1994-95
6.14
8.88
1570
20.5
1995-96
5.98
9.53
1595
22.6
1996-97
6.26
10.77
1720
20.6
1997-98
6.32
10.82
1711
20.6
1998-99
6.20
11.15
1797
21.7
1999-00
6.42
11.51
1792
22.9
2000-01
6.61
12.04
1822
22.4
2001-02
6.58
13.16
2000
20.5
2002-03
6.64
11.15
1681
19.5
2003-04
7.34
14.98
2041
19.1
2004-05
7.43
14.17
1907
20.5
2005-06
7.59
14.71
1938
21.1
2006-07
7.89
15.10
1912
21.5
2007-08
8.12
18.96
2335
23.5
2008-09
8.17
19.73
2414
25.2
2009-10
8.26
16.72
2024
NA
2010-11*
8.49
21.28
2507
NA
2011-12**
7.27
15.86
2181
NA
- * Fourth Advance Estimates as released on 19.07.2011.
- **First Advance Estimates released on 14.09.2011.
- Note : The yield rates given above have been worked out on the basis of production & area figures taken in '000 units.
- Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
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