| All-India Area, Production and Yield of Cotton from 1950-51 to 2007-08 alongwith percentage coverage under Irrigation. |
| Area - Million Hectares Production - Million Bales of 170 kgs. each Yield - Kg./Hectare |
Year |
Area |
Production |
Yield |
% Coverage Under Irrigation |
1950-51 |
5.88 |
3.04 |
88 |
8.2 |
1951-52 |
6.56 |
3.28 |
85 |
9.1 |
1952-53 |
6.36 |
3.34 |
89 |
8.5 |
1953-54 |
6.99 |
4.13 |
100 |
8.4 |
1954-55 |
7.55 |
4.45 |
100 |
9.8 |
1955-56 |
8.09 |
4.18 |
88 |
10.0 |
1956-57 |
8.02 |
4.92 |
104 |
11.0 |
1957-58 |
8.01 |
4.96 |
105 |
12.7 |
1958-59 |
7.96 |
4.88 |
104 |
12.5 |
1959-60 |
7.30 |
3.68 |
86 |
12.9 |
1960-61 |
7.61 |
5.60 |
125 |
12.7 |
1961-62 |
7.98 |
4.85 |
103 |
13.0 |
1962-63 |
7.73 |
5.54 |
122 |
14.1 |
1963-64 |
8.22 |
5.75 |
119 |
15.3 |
1964-65 |
8.37 |
6.01 |
122 |
15.5 |
1965-66 |
7.96 |
4.85 |
104 |
15.9 |
1966-67 |
7.84 |
5.27 |
114 |
16.1 |
1967-68 |
8.00 |
5.78 |
123 |
16.7 |
1968-69 |
7.60 |
5.45 |
122 |
16.5 |
1969-70 |
7.73 |
5.56 |
122 |
16.4 |
1970-71 |
7.61 |
4.76 |
106 |
17.3 |
1971-72 |
7.80 |
6.95 |
151 |
20.3 |
1972-73 |
7.68 |
5.74 |
127 |
21.0 |
1973-74 |
7.57 |
6.31 |
142 |
22.1 |
1974-75 |
7.56 |
7.16 |
161 |
22.9 |
1975-76 |
7.35 |
5.95 |
138 |
23.5 |
1976-77 |
6.89 |
5.84 |
144 |
24.6 |
1977-78 |
7.87 |
7.24 |
157 |
26.2 |
1978-79 |
8.12 |
7.96 |
167 |
27.2 |
1979-80 |
8.13 |
7.65 |
160 |
27.5 |
1980-81 |
7.82 |
7.01 |
152 |
27.3 |
1981-82 |
8.06 |
7.88 |
166 |
27.7 |
1982-83 |
7.87 |
7.53 |
163 |
29.0 |
1983-84 |
7.72 |
6.39 |
141 |
29.9 |
1984-85 |
7.38 |
8.51 |
196 |
28.5 |
1985-86 |
7.53 |
8.73 |
197 |
30.2 |
1986-87 |
6.95 |
6.91 |
169 |
31.1 |
1987-88 |
6.46 |
6.38 |
168 |
32.0 |
1988-89 |
7.34 |
8.74 |
202 |
33.0 |
1989-90 |
7.69 |
11.42 |
252 |
34.2 |
1990-91 |
7.44 |
9.84 |
225 |
32.9 |
1991-92 |
7.66 |
9.71 |
216 |
33.3 |
1992-93 |
7.54 |
11.40 |
257 |
34.6 |
1993-94 |
7.32 |
10.74 |
249 |
34.7 |
1994-95 |
7.87 |
11.89 |
257 |
34.2 |
1995-96 |
9.04 |
12.86 |
242 |
35.0 |
1996-97 |
9.12 |
14.23 |
265 |
35.8 |
1997-98 |
8.87 |
10.85 |
208 |
36.8 |
1998-99 |
9.29 |
16.50 |
302 |
34.9 |
1999-00 |
8.73 |
15.60 |
304 |
35.2 |
2000-01 |
8.58 |
14.00 |
278 |
34.3 |
2001-02 |
8.73 |
15.80 |
308 |
34.0 |
2002-03 |
7.67 |
13.60 |
302 |
33.1 |
2003-04 |
7.63 |
17.90 |
399 |
27.1 |
2004-05 |
8.79 |
24.30 |
470 |
NA |
2005-06 |
8.68 |
24.40 |
478 |
NA |
2006-07 |
9.14 |
28.00 |
521 |
NA |
2007-08* |
9.53 |
31.00 |
553 |
NA |
| * Advance Estimates |
| source: Cotton Advisory Board, Ministry of agriculture, Govt of India |
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