Area in '000 Ha | Production in '000 Tonnes | Yield in Kg/Hectare | SL | Districts | | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 1. | Kancheepuram | A | - | - | - | - | - | 252.3 | 155.4 | 154.7 | 149.9 | 144.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 765.2 | 456.7 | 505.7 | 522.6 | 482.6 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 3,033 | 2,939 | 3,269 | 3,486 | 3,331 | 2. | Thiruvallur | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107.0 | 111.9 | 120.1 | 111.0 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | 322.0 | 434.8 | 471.0 | 433.6 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,009 | 3,886 | 3,922 | 3,906 | 3. | Cuddalore | A | - | - | - | - | - | 106.5 | 116.4 | 116.6 | 110.8 | 113.8 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 325.5 | 218.6 | 358.1 | 370.9 | 439.9 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 3,056 | 1,878 | 3,071 | 3,347 | 3,866 | 4. | Villupuram | A | - | - | - | - | - | 119.2 | 186.3 | 178.2 | 174.8 | 158.6 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 421.8 | 557.9 | 566.4 | 639.7 | 561.6 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 3,539 | 2,995 | 3,179 | 3,660 | 3,541 | 5. | Vellore | A | - | - | - | - | - | 60.6 | 86.9 | 71.6 | 77.1 | 49.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 168.7 | 260.4 | 236.9 | 295.9 | 271.1 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 2,424 | 2,997 | 3,308 | 3,838 | 4,351 | 6. | Thiruvannamali | A | - | - | - | - | - | 101.4 | 146.6 | 142.3 | 146.3 | 97.4 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 262.7 | 384.1 | 405.7 | 484.4 | 303.0 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 2,591 | 2,620 | 2,852 | 3,311 | 3,111 | 7. | Salem | A | - | - | - | - | - | 66.0 | 45.1 | 46.5 | 48.3 | 47.1 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 227.5 | 169.7 | 188.0 | 213.8 | 199.4 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 3,447 | 3,763 | 4,044 | 4,427 | 4,234 | 8. | Namakkal | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.4 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 22.7 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95.2 | 99.1 | 120.4 | 109.4 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,748 | 4,150 | 4,894 | 4,819 | 9. | Dharampuri | A | - | - | - | - | - | 47.8 | 59.8 | 64.4 | 62.2 | 54.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 177.9 | 183.3 | 203.9 | 229.3 | 200.6 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 3,722 | 3,065 | 3,166 | 3,686 | 3,654 | 10. | Coimbatore | A | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 12.3 | 17.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 46.8 | 65.1 | 57.7 | 44.3 | 69.3 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 3,391 | 3,720 | 3,083 | 3,602 | 3,872 | 11. | Erode | A | - | - | - | - | - | 61.7 | 67.5 | 60.9 | 58.0 | 60.3 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 265.4 | 280.9 | 268.9 | 272.6 | 278.1 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 4,301 | 4,161 | 4,417 | 4,700 | 4,612 | 12. | Thiruchirapalli | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58.6 | 67.7 | 74.1 | 80.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | 179.7 | 223.5 | 316.5 | 354.7 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,067 | 3,300 | 4,271 | 4,384 | 13. | Perambalur | A | - | - | - | - | - | 119.9 | 47.6 | 49.8 | 57.4 | 52.5 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 341.4 | 142.3 | 152.8 | 139.1 | 181.4 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 2,847 | 2,989 | 3,066 | 2,706 | 3,455 | 14. | Karur | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 19.5 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.9 | 48.6 | 67.3 | 66.0 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,961 | 2,954 | 4,154 | 3,385 | 15. | Pudukkottai | A | - | - | - | - | - | 55.5 | 82.1 | 88.3 | 99.0 | 99.1 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 75.7 | 216.1 | 242.8 | 312.7 | 355.5 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 1,364 | 2,632 | 2,750 | 3,159 | 3,587 | 16. | Thanjavur | A | - | - | - | - | - | 188.8 | 167.1 | 181.5 | 184.5 | 188.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 528.5 | 427.4 | 489.8 | 580.5 | 654.2 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 2,799 | 2,558 | 2,699 | 3,146 | 3,463 | 17. | Nagappattinam | A | - | - | - | - | - | 291.9 | 145.4 | 157.0 | 159.3 | 163.6 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 676.7 | 239.6 | 269.6 | 454.2 | 547.5 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 2,318 | 1,648 | 1,718 | 2,851 | 3,347 | 18. | Thiruvarur | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 155.3 | 168.2 | 159.7 | 163.6 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | 238.9 | 285.5 | 477.1 | 490.8 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,538 | 1,697 | 2,987 | 3,000 | 19. | Madurai | A | - | - | - | - | - | 88.9 | 84.7 | 83.1 | 87.2 | 82.3 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 266.1 | 299.3 | 314.4 | 409.9 | 365.0 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 2,993 | 3,534 | 3,785 | 4,700 | 4,435 | 20. | Dindigul | A | - | - | - | - | - | 18.7 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 28.3 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 76.7 | 95.4 | 136.5 | 148.1 | 136.8 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 4,102 | 4,094 | 4,948 | 5,465 | 4,834 | 21. | Theni | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.0 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 18.5 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.0 | 61.8 | 69.7 | 73.1 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,579 | 3,117 | 3,747 | 3,951 | 22. | Ramnathpuram | A | - | - | - | - | - | 128.4 | 132.4 | 144.6 | 132.3 | 129.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 148.3 | 480.5 | 377.5 | 85.2 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 101 | 1,120 | 3,322 | 2,853 | 656 | 23. | Sivganga | A | - | - | - | - | - | 72.0 | 81.9 | 90.9 | 96.9 | 88.1 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 57.9 | 161.2 | 221.6 | 298.6 | 168.9 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 804 | 1,968 | 2,437 | 3,082 | 1,917 | 24. | Virdhunagar | A | - | - | - | - | - | 17.4 | 28.9 | 36.2 | 37.1 | 32.6 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 16.8 | 81.9 | 112.3 | 155.0 | 131.1 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 966 | 2,834 | 3,100 | 4,178 | 4,021 | 25. | Tirunelveli | A | - | - | - | - | - | 79.5 | 68.1 | 88.8 | 91.8 | 86.3 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 330.8 | 264.5 | 325.6 | 413.4 | 390.7 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 4,161 | 3,884 | 3,668 | 4,503 | 4,527 | 26. | Thoothkudi | A | - | - | - | - | - | 22.6 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 21.7 | 17.6 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 93.9 | 61.0 | 78.6 | 96.9 | 79.1 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 4,155 | 4,236 | 4,392 | 4,465 | 4,494 | 27. | Kanyakumari | A | - | - | - | - | - | 36.0 | 33.6 | 31.2 | 32.0 | 31.5 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 148.7 | 138.8 | 118.6 | 152.8 | 149.5 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 4,131 | 4,131 | 3,797 | 4,775 | 4,746 | 28. | The Nilgiris | A | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | | | P | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 | | | Y | - | - | - | - | - | 1,353 | 1,632 | 3,485 | 4,176 | 4,211 | | TOTAL | A | 1855.7 | 2117.9 | 2184.4 | 2306.3 | 2228.5 | 1950.6 | 2173.7 | 2260.6 | 2274.9 | 2204.0 | | | P | 5782.4 | 6596.3 | 6805.7 | 6749.8 | 7562.8 | 5290.0 | 5805.3 | 6893.7 | 8141.4 | 7225.3 | | | Y | 3,116 | 3,115 | 3,116 | 2,927 | 3,394 | 2,712 | 2,671 | 3,050 | 3,579 | 3,278 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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