Area & Production Under Crops
STATEMENT SHOWING CROP-WISE/ SEASON-WISE AREA, PRODUCTION & PRODUCTIVITY OF PRINCIPAL CROPS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Unit: A (Area) in 000’Hects., P (Production) in 000’Metric Ton, Productivity (Kgs/Hect.)
1 Hectare = 2.5 Acre. | 1 Acre = 2.5 Bigha | 1 Bigha = 2 Kanal | 1 Kanal = 400 SqM | 1 Metric Ton = 1000 KG
| Name of the Crops/ Season | Unit | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| (A) Kharif | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | (Target) | |
| I. Maize | Area | 294.22 | 281.34 | 280.81 | 286.78 | 287.44 | 267.41 | 262.99 | 255.539 | 280.00 |
| Production | 737.65 | 736.46 | 750.91 | 771.11 | 729.73 | 725.01 | 703.26 | 708.42 | 742.00 | |
| Productivity | 2507.12 | 2617.66 | 2674.08 | 2689.06 | 2538.67 | 2711.28 | 2674.16 | 2772.24 | 2650.00 | |
| II. Paddy (Rice) | Area | 73.69 | 73.83 | 71.61 | 71.81 | 72.62 | 68.46 | 66.17 | 67.30 | 88.16 |
| Production | 129.88 | 135.48 | 141.37 | 146.68 | 143.66 | 138.46 | 151.39 | 130.05 | 199.00 | |
| Productivity | 1762.65 | 1835.14 | 1974.01 | 2042.58 | 1978.28 | 2022.61 | 2288.05 | 1932.48 | 2257.26 | |
| III. Ragi | Area | 1.88 | 2.52 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 0.58 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.04 |
| Production | 1.93 | 1.60 | 1.92 | 1.82 | 2.06 | 0.49 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | |
| Productivity | 1026.57 | 633.84 | 1055.59 | 1059.88 | 1172.45 | 845.63 | 937.22 | 932.99 | 1028.85 | |
| IV. Millets & Bajra | Area | 4.27 | 4.20 | 4.18 | 5.10 | 5.32 | 2.90 | 2.22 | 2.13 | 3.84 |
| Production | 3.09 | 4.80 | 3.36 | 4.12 | 4.77 | 2.12 | 1.41 | 1.33 | 3.26 | |
| Productivity | 725.04 | 1141.53 | 805.36 | 808.63 | 895.70 | 732.23 | 632.60 | 627.29 | 848.96 | |
| V. Kharif Pulses | Area | 17.74 | 18.58 | 15.23 | 17.91 | 15.87 | 18.75 | 22.14 | 15.35 | 18.00 |
| Production | 15.53 | 15.76 | 11.65 | 17.05 | 12.87 | 21.88 | 20.00 | 15.32 | 19.00 | |
| Productivity | 875.78 | 848.47 | 765.07 | 951.70 | 811.07 | 1166.75 | 903.13 | 997.85 | 1055.56 | |
| Total Kharif | Area | 391.79 | 380.47 | 373.65 | 383.32 | 383.01 | 358.10 | 354.66 | 341.46 | 391.04 |
| Production | 888.09 | 894.10 | 909.21 | 940.78 | 893.08 | 888.00 | 877.11 | 856.19 | 964.33 |
| Name of the Crops / Season | Unit | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| (B) Rabi | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates (ASO & DLR) | Final Estimates (DLR) | (Target) | |
| I. Wheat | Area | 341.05 | 338.28 | 342.68 | 319.00 | 319.10 | 333.15 | 320.22 | 319.476 | 324.00 |
| Production | 667.62 | 605.18 | 598.32 | 682.63 | 627.96 | 575.57 | 642.24 | 609.31 | 620 | |
| Productivity | 1957.56 | 1789.03 | 1746.02 | 2139.88 | 1967.91 | 1727.68 | 2005.63 | 1907.22 | 1913.58 | |
| II. Barley | Area | 19.23 | 19.49 | 19.16 | 20.36 | 20.40 | 20.55 | 18.11 | 17.25 | 19.00 |
| Production | 34.33 | 28.66 | 28.19 | 32.08 | 30.83 | 29.01 | 28.28 | 28.85 | 30.00 | |
| Productivity | 1785.85 | 1470.70 | 1471.19 | 1576.14 | 1510.88 | 1411.65 | 1561.51 | 1673.01 | 1578.95 | |
| III. Gram | Area | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.35 |
| Production | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.37 | |
| Productivity | 1046.96 | 1234.76 | 1041.90 | 1039.06 | 1068.53 | 1024.24 | 1232.88 | 928.57 | 1057.14 | |
| IV. Rabi Pulses | Area | 12.43 | 14.33 | 12.87 | 9.56 | 12.14 | 11.68 | 12.68 | 13.27 | 12.60 |
| Production | 43.64 | 34.38 | 45.34 | 36.56 | 41.94 | 28.35 | 31.51 | 28.68 | 37.00 | |
| Productivity | 3511.38 | 2399.80 | 3521.99 | 3823.05 | 3455.87 | 2427.42 | 3484.27 | 2161.35 | 2936.51 | |
| Total Rabi | Area | 373.06 | 372.42 | 375.07 | 349.30 | 352.03 | 365.70 | 351.23 | 350.20 | 355.95 |
| Production | 745.98 | 668.63 | 672.21 | 751.67 | 701.14 | 633.26 | 702.30 | 667.04 | 687.37 | |
| Productivity | 1999.60 | 1795.38 | 1792.25 | 2151.90 | 1991.71 | 1731.63 | 1999.53 | 1904.73 | 1931.09 | |
| Grand Total | Area | 764.85 | 752.88 | 748.72 | 732.62 | 735.04 | 723.83 | 705.89 | 691.66 | 746.99 |
| (Kharif + Rabi) | Production | 1634.07 | 1562.73 | 1581.42 | 1692.44 | 1594.23 | 1521.26 | 1579.41 | 1523.23 | 1651.70 |
| Productivity | 2136.44 | 2075.66 | 2112.18 | 2310.11 | 2168.90 | 2101.68 | 2237.48 | 2202.27 | 2211.14 |
| Name of the Crops/ Season | Unit | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates | Final Estimates (DLR & Agri.) | Final Estimate (ASO & DLR) | Prelim Estimate ASO | (Target) | ||
| 3. Oil Seeds | Area | 10.13 (Total Kharif 0.724 + Rabi 9.404) | 11.98 (Total Kharif 2.521 + Rabi 9.458) | 9.846 (Total Kharif 0.717 + Rabi 9.129) | 10.267 (Total Kharif 0.923 + Rabi 9.344) | 10.404 (Total Kharif 0.979 + Rabi 9.425) | 10.894 (Total Kharif 2.482 + Rabi 8.412) | 10.619 (Total Kharif 2.192 + Rabi 8.427) | 10.754 (Total Kharif 2.054 + Rabi 8.700) | 10.46 |
| Production | 5.69 (Total Kharif 1.009 + Rabi 4.679) | 6.39 (Total Kharif 1.335 + Rabi 5.058) | 5.806 (Total Kharif 1.023.7 + Rabi 4.782) | 6.057 (Total Kharif 1.121 + Rabi 4.936) | 6.444 (Total Kharif 1.191 + Rabi 5.253) | 7.831 (Total Kharif 1.004 + Rabi 6.827) | 7.607 (Total Kharif 0.867 + Rabi 6.740) | 6.090 (Total Kharif 0.846 + Rabi 7.284) | 6.50 | |
| Productivity | 561.70 | 533.39 | 589.68 | 589.95 | 619.38 | 589.95 | 716.35 | 756.00 | 621.77 | |
| 4. Vegetables | Area | 75.23 | 76.95 | 78.68 | 81.60 | 86.14 | 87.49 | 86.82 | 87.49 | 87.00 |
| Production | 1608.55 | 1653.51 | 1691.56 | 1722.14 | 1860.67 | 1867.41 | 1803.89 | 1867.41 | 1850.00 | |
| Productivity | 21380.95 | 21488.89 | 21499.24 | 21105.98 | 21599.53 | 21345.52 | 20777.30 | 21345.52 | 21264.37 | |
| 5. Potato | Area | 18.02 | 15.08 | 15.88 | 14.41 | 15.10 | 15.06 | 15.10 | 15.10 | 15.00 |
| Production | 183.25 | 195.84 | 198.66 | 186.80 | 196.71 | 196.30 | 195.15 | 194.50 | 195.00 | |
| Productivity | 10168.24 | 12986.74 | 12514.02 | 12966.06 | 13027.15 | 13032.80 | 12923.84 | 12880.79 | 13000.00 | |
| 6. Ginger (Green) | Area | 2.78 | 3.07 | 2.88 | 3.07 | 3.10 | 3.08 | 3.10 | 3.04 | 3.00 |
| Production | 32.33 | 35.39 | 33.70 | 33.74 | 33.99 | 33.89 | 33.94 | 32.80 | 34.00 | |
| Productivity | 11618.40 | 11544.86 | 11722.43 | 11000.00 | 10964.52 | 11019.84 | 11019.48 | 10789.47 | 11333.33 | |