| | Pondicherry | SL | Year | Area ('000 Hect.) | Production ('000 Tons) | Yield (Kg/Hectare) | 1. | 1974-75 | 29.0 | 64.2 | 2,214 | 2. | 1975-76 | 31.1 | 68.7 | 2,209 | 3. | 1976-77 | 29.4 | 70.5 | 2,398 | 4. | 1977-78 | 30.8 | 63.0 | 2,045 | 5. | 1978-79 | 28.9 | 58.9 | 2,038 | 6. | 1979-80 | 30.6 | 74.3 | 2,428 | 7. | 1980-81 | 31.7 | 78.6 | 2,479 | 8. | 1981-82 | 33.0 | 78.3 | 2,373 | 9. | 1982-83 | 28.8 | 66.7 | 2,316 | 10. | 1983-84 | 28.6 | 52.4 | 1,832 | 11. | 1984-85 | 31.8 | 59.7 | 1,877 | 12. | 1985-86 | 28.1 | 63.7 | 2,267 | 13. | 1986-87 | 27.0 | 57.8 | 2,141 | 14. | 1987-88 | 24.0 | 54.8 | 2,283 | 15. | 1988-89 | 25.6 | 62.9 | 2,457 | 16. | 1989-90 | 25.1 | 57.7 | 2,299 | 17. | 1990-91 | 24.9 | 58.8 | 2,361 | 18. | 1991-92 | 25.2 | 63.0 | 2,500 | 19. | 1992-93 | 26.8 | 66.6 | 2,485 | 20. | 1993-94 | 26.9 | 58.0 | 2,156 | 21. | 1994-95 | 27.0 | 68.2 | 2,526 | 22. | 1995-96 | 25.9 | 64.6 | 2,494 | 23. | 1996-97 | 26.6 | 60.5 | 2,274 | 24. | 1997-98 | 26.3 | 51.5 | 1,958 | 25. | 1998-99 | 22.0 | 51.5 | 2,341 | 26. | 1999-00 | 25.2 | 58.3 | 2,313 | | | | | |
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