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Table 2. Area, production, and yield a of sorghum in selected states of India, over time.
1954/57 1958/61 1968/71 1972/75 1975/78
States Area Prodn Yield Area Prodn Yield Area Prodn Yield Area Prodn Yield Area Prodn Yield
Punjab and Haryana 267 41 156 296 54 182 220 48 222 183 52 274 176 34 179
(1.6) (5) (1.6) (6) (1.2) (.5) (11) (6) (11) (3)
Uttar Pradesh 928 537 578 906 570 629 759 456 601 717 470 655 690 491 714
(5.4) (6.9) (5.0) (6.2) (4.2) (4.9) (4.4) (5.3) (4.3) (4.6)
Rajasthan 1 041 308 295 1 073 318 296 1 097 395 360 971 337 349 .758 276 360
(6.1) (3.9) (5.9) (3.5) (6.0) (4.3) (6.0) (3.8) (4.7) (2.6)
Gujarat 1 467 362 247 1 362 303 222 1 314 400 304 970 321 333 1 056 562 533
(8.6) (4.7) (7.5) (3.3) (7.2) (4.3) (6.0) (3.6) (6.6) (5.3)
Madhya Pradesh 1 908 992 520 1964 1 291 657 2 437 1 538 631 2 122 1 598 751 1 930 1 355 702
(11.2) (12.8) (10.9) (14.1) (13.4) (16.7) (132) (18.1) (12.0) (12.8)
Maharashtra 5 586 2 784 498 5 882 3 3 1 3 563 6 054 2 784 460 5 7 1 8 2 577 439 6 4 1 0 4 422 688
(32.8) (35.9) (32.6) (36.2) (33.2) (30.2) (35.4) (29.2) (39.9) (41.7)
Andhra Pradesh 2 494 1 172 470 2 559 1 405 549 2 657 1 213 456 2 709 1 363 507 2 248 1 165 520
(14.6) (15.1) (14.2) (15.4) (14.6) (13.2) (168) (15.4) (14.0) (11.0)
Karnataka 2 613 1 049 402 2 801 1091 389 2 939 1 820 619 2 037 1 578 765 1 913 1 535 797
(15.3) (13.5) (15.5) (11.9) (161) (19.8) (12.6) (17.9) (12.0) (14.5)
Tamil Nadu 744 518 697 759 581 766 715 530 741 665 504 760 808 742 918
(4.4) (6.7) (4.2) (6.3) (3.9) (5.7) (4.1) (5.7) (5.0) (7.0)
All India 17 021 7 751 455 18 026 9 142 507 18 237 9 209 504 16 139 8 826 545 16 045 10615 661
(100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100)
a. Area in '000 ha; production in 000 tonnes; yield in kg/ha
Figures in parentheses indicate percentages.
Source: Government of India, All India Estimates of Area. Yield and Production (various issues).