Lok Sabha Question No. 1833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Utilisation of Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

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## Area, Production and Yield of Principal Crops in various Countries during 2013

Area "000" Hectares

Production "000" Tonnes

Yield Kg/Hectare

| Country     | Area   | Production   | Yield   | Production (%)   |
|-------------|--------|--------------|---------|------------------|
| 1. Paddy    |        |              |         |                  |
| World       | 165163 | 740903       | 4486    | 100.00           |
| China       | 30582  | 205207       | 6710    | 27.70            |
| India       | 43940  | 159200       | 3623    | 21.49            |
| Indonesia   | 13835  | 71280        | 5152    | 9.62             |
| Bangladesh  | 11770  | 51500        | 4376    | 6.95             |
| Viet Nam    | 7903   | 44039        | 5573    | 5.94             |
| Thailand    | 12373  | 36063        | 2915    | 4.87             |
| Myanmar     | 7500   | 28767        | 3836    | 3.88             |
| Philippines | 4746   | 18439        | 3885    | 2.49             |
| Brazil      | 2353   | 11783        | 5007    | 1.59             |
| Japan       | 1599   | 10758        | 6728    | 1.45             |
| 2. Wheat    |        |              |         |                  |
| World       | 219047 | 715909       | 3268    | 100.00           |
| China       | 24119  | 121931       | 5055    | 17.03            |
| India       | 29650  | 93510        | 3154    | 13.06            |
| USA         | 18274  | 57967        | 3172    | 8.10             |
| France      | 5323,  | 38614        | 7254    | 5.39             |
| Canada      | 10442  | 37530        | 3594    | 5.24             |
| Germany     | 3128   | 25019        | 7998    | 3.49             |
| Pakistan    | 8687   | 24211        | 2787    | 3.38             |
| Oceania     | 13029  |              | 1789    | 3.26             |
| Australia   | 12979  | 22856        | 1761    | 3.19             |
| Ukraine     | 6566   | 22793        | 3471    | 3.18             |
| 3. Maize    |        |              |         |                  |
| World       | 185121 | 1018112      | 5500    | 100.00           |
| USA         | 35478  | 353699       | 9970    | 34.74            |
| China       | 36339  | 218624       | 6016    | 21.47            |
| Brazil      | 15280  | 80273        | 5254    | 7.88             |
| Argentina   | 4864   | 32119        | 6604    | 3.15             |
| Ukraine     | 4827   | 30950        |         | 3.04             |
| India       | 9500   | 23290        | 2452    | 2.29             |
| Mexico      | 7096   | 22664        | 3194    | 2.23             |
| Indonesia   | 3822   | 18512        | 4844    | 1.82             |
| France      | 1850   | 15053        | 8137    | 1.48             |
| Canada      | 1480   | 14194        | 9591    | 1.39 contd.      |

| 4 Sugarcane                 |       |         |        |         |
|-----------------------------|-------|---------|--------|---------|
| World                       | 26943 | 1911180 | 70935  | 100.00  |
| Brazil                      | 10195 | 768090  | 75339  | 40.19   |
| India                       | 5060  | 341200  | 67431  | 17.85   |
| China                       | 1825  | 128851  | 70588  | 6.74    |
| Thailand                    | 1322  | 100096  | 75738  | 5.24    |
| Pakistan                    | 1129  | 63750   | 56476  | 3.34'   |
| Mexico                      | 783   | 61182   |        | 3.20    |
| Colombia                    | 406   | 34876   | 85958  | 1.82    |
| Indonesia                   | 450   | 33700   | 74889  | 1.76    |
| Philippines                 | 435   | 31874   | 73205  | 1.67    |
| Oceania                     | 381   | 29085   | 76263  |         |
| 5. Groundnut (in shell)     |       |         |        |         |
| World                       | 25418 | 45654   | 1796   | 100.00  |
| China                       | 4652  | 17019   | 3659   | 37.28   |
| India                       | 5250  | 9472    | 1804   | 20.75   |
| Nigeria                     | 2360  | 3000    | 1271   | 6.57    |
| USA                         | 421   | 1893    | 4496   | 4.15    |
| Sudan (former)              | 2162  | 1767    | 817    | 3.87    |
| Myanmar                     | 890   | 1375    | 1545   | 3.01    |
| Indonesia                   | 519   | 1340    | 2582   | 2.94    |
| Argentina                   | 404   | 1026    | 2539   | 2.25    |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 740   | 785.    | 1061   | 1.72    |
| Senegal                     | 770   | 710     | 922    | 1.55    |
| 6. Tobacco Unmanufactured   |       |         |        |         |
| World,                      | 4238  | 740903  | 174817 | 100.00" |
| China                       | 1528  | 230114  | 150637 | 31.06   |
| Brazil                      | 405   | 138760  |        | 18.73   |
| India                       | 490   | 113479  | 231590 | 15.32   |
| USA                         | 136   | 24588   | 180700 | 3.32    |
| Indonesia                   | 270   | 18439   | 68244  | 2.49    |
| Zimbabwe                    | 115   | 9390    | 81652  | 1.27    |
| Malawi                      | 120   | 8613    | 71673  | 1.16    |
| Argentina                   | 59    | 8613    | 145398 | 1.16    |
| Pakistan                    | 50    | 7039    | 140779 |         |
| Turkey                      | 136   | 6798    | 49901  | 0.92    |

Source:

FAOSTAT (as on 29.07.2015)