Land Utilization of Kerala in 2018-19
Category |
Area (in Hectares) |
Gross cropped area |
2571101 |
Net cropped area |
2033631 |
Cropping intensity |
126 |
Land put to non agricultural uses |
454047 |
Current Fallow (up to 1 yr) |
57464 |
Other fallow land (1 to 5 yrs) |
45541 |
Cultivable waste |
96497 |
Area and production of crops in 2018-19 in Kerala
Crop |
Area (in Hect) |
Production (in MT) |
Paddy |
202907 |
578256 |
Cholam/Jower (Including cattle feed) |
205 |
168 |
Ragi/Finger Millet(Koovaraku) |
225 |
271 |
Maize |
104 |
144 |
Small Millet (Thina/Chama) |
48 |
35 |
Wheat |
1 |
2 |
Tur/Redgram |
266 |
438 |
gram |
691 |
542 |
Sugar Cane |
1012 |
10630 |
Pepper |
82761 |
36776 |
Ginger |
3275 |
15124 |
Turmeric |
2484 |
6694 |
Cardamum |
38882 |
11535 |
Arecanut |
95739 |
99925 |
Cloves |
882 |
63 |
Nutmeg |
22771 |
14598 |
Garlic |
70 |
345 |
Jack* |
90908 |
260 |
Mango |
78155 |
485683 |
Banana |
52899 |
424048 |
Plantain |
56212 |
383102 |
Pineapple |
9153 |
93008 |
Pappaya |
18583 |
110548 |
Cashew |
38781 |
15635 |
tapioca |
61874 |
2325007 |
Sweet Potato |
210 |
3060 |
Drumstick |
16646 |
15951 |
Green Chillies |
1546 |
1451 |
Potato |
537 |
7381 |
Groundnut |
187 |
239 |
Sesamum |
378 |
158 |
Coconut* |
760947 |
5299 |
Cotton |
59 |
90 |
Betel Leaves |
241 |
11114 |
Tobacco |
7 |
12 |
Tea |
36474 |
60760 |
Coffee |
84976 |
64676 |
Cocoa |
13891 |
13401 |
* Production of coconut and jack fruit in million numbers
Last updated on 22-07-2020