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Table 16.2 India’s position in world agricultural production.
Item India World % India’s Next to
Share rank
Total area (Mha) 329 13,467 2.4 Seventh Russian Federation,
Canada, the United
States, China, Brazil,
Australia
Land area 297 13,009 2.3 Seventh Russian Federation,
China, the United
States, Canada, Brazil,
Australia
Arable land 159 1396 11.2 Second The United States
Economically active population (million)
Total 516 3434 15.0 Second China
Agriculture 274 1330 20.6 Second China
Crop production
(Mt)
Cereals
Wheat 94 716 13.1 Second China
Rice (paddy) 159 741 21.5 Second China
Total pulses 18 73 24.7 First
Oilseeds
Groundnut 9 46 19.6 Second China
(in shell)
Rapeseed 7.8 72.7 10.7 Third Canada, China
Fruits and
vegetables (Mt)
Vegetables and 121 1136 10.7 Second China
melons
Fruits 83 677 12.3 Second China
excluding
melons
Potatoes 45 376 12.0 Second China
Onion (dry) 19 86 22.1 Second China
Commercial crops
(Mt)
Sugarcane 341 1911 17.8 Second Brazil
Tea 1.26 5.4 23.3 Second China
Coffee (green) 0.32 8.92 3.6 Fifth Brazil, Vietnam,
Indonesia, Colombia
Jute and jute- 2.05 3.68 55.7 First
like fibers
Cotton (lint) 6.05 24.54 24.7 Second China
Tobacco leaves 0.83 7.44 11.2 Third China, Brazil

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