All-India Area, Production and Yield of Total Pulses

Area - Million Hectares
Production - Million Tonnes
Yield - Kg./Hectare
Year	Area	Production	Yield
1961-62	24.24	11.76	485
1962-63	24.27	11.53	475
1963-64	24.18	10.07	416
1964-65	23.88	12.42	520
1965-66	22.72	9.94	438
1966-67	22.12	8.35	377
1967-68	22.65	12.10	534
1968-69	21.26	10.42	490
1969-70	22.02	11.69	531
1970-71	22.54	11.82	524
1971-72	22.15	11.09	501
1972-73	20.92	9.91	474
1973-74	23.43	10.01	427
1974-75	22.03	10.02	455
1975-76	24.45	13.04	533
1976-77	22.98	11.36	494
1977-78	23.50	11.97	510
1978-79	23.66	12.18	515
1979-80	22.26	8.57	385
1980-81	22.46	10.63	473
1981-82	23.84	11.51	483
1982-83	22.83	11.86	519
1983-84	23.54	12.89	548
1984-85	22.74	11.96	526
1985-86	24.42	13.36	547
1986-87	23.16	11.71	506
1987-88	21.27	10.96	515
1988-89	23.15	13.85	598
1989-90	23.41	12.86	549
1990-91	24.66	14.26	578
1991-92	22.54	12.02	533
1992-93	22.36	12.82	573
1993-94	22.25	13.30	598
1994-95	23.03	14.04	610
1995-96	22.28	12.31	552
1996-97	22.45	14.24	635
1997-98	22.87	12.98	567
1998-99	23.50	14.91	634
1999-00	21.12	13.42	635
2000-01	20.35	11.08	544
2001-02	22.01	13.37	607
2002-03	20.50	11.13	543
2003-04	23.46	14.91	635
2004-05	22.76	13.13	577
2005-06	22.39	13.39	598
2006-07	23.19	14.20	612
2007-08	23.63	14.76	625
2008-09	22.09	14.57	659
2009-10	23.28	14.66	630
2010-11*	26.28	18.09	689
2011-12**	10.84	6.43	593

• * 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.