India Vegetable Production
Table in the left shows India’s Vegetable Production in 2008-09:
The following things are clear from the table shown below:
- The production of Potato is maximum among all the vegetables produced in the country. In Potato production, India is on second place in the world after China. Potato is also grown in largest area of the country.
- Next largest grown vegetable is Onion. In Onion production, India stands second after China.
Vegetable | Area | Production |
Potato | 1828 | 34391 |
Onion | 834 | 13565 |
Tomato | 599 | 11149 |
Brinjal | 600 | 10378 |
Cabbage | 310 | 6870 |
Cauliflower | 349 | 6532 |
Okra | 432 | 4528 |
Peas | 348 | 2916 |
Tapioca | 280 | 9623 |
Sweet Potato | 124 | 1120 |
Others | 2275 | 28006 |
Total | 7979 | 129078 |
Values: Area: ‘000HT, Production:’000 MT Source: national Horticulture Database 2009 |
Following Graphics shows the area and production share of the vegetables in the country:
Source : National Horticulture Database 2010
West Bengal is India’s largest vegetable Producing state in 2008-09. Following graphic shows the share of states in vegetable production: