Horticulture Production in 2021-22 estimated 341.63 Million Tonne

14 July 2022, New Delhi: The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the Second Advance Estimates of Area and Production of various Horticultural Crops for 2021-22 compiled on the basis of information received from States/ UTs and other Governmental source agencies.

Total Horticulture	2020-21 (Final)	2021-22 (1st Adv. Est.)	2021-22 (2ndAdv. Est.)
Area(in Million Ha)	27.48	27.56	27.74
Production(in Million Tonne)	334.60	333.25	341.63

Total Horticulture production in 2021-22 is estimated to be 341.63 million tonne, an increase of about 7.03 million tonne (increase of 2.10%) over 2020-21 (Final). Increase in production of Fruits, Vegetables and Honey has been observed while there is decrease in production of Spices, Flowers, Aromatics & Medicinal Plants and Plantation Crops over previous year.

The Fruits production is estimated to be 107.10 Million Tonne compared to 102.48 Million tonne in 2020-21. The production of Vegetables is estimated to be 204.61 million tonne, compared to 200.45 Million Tonne in 2020-21.  

Onion production is estimated to be 31.70 million tonne against 26.64 million yonne in 2020-21. Potato production is expected to be 53.58 million tonne, compared to 56.17 million tonne in 2020-21. Tomato production is expected to be 20.34 million tonne, compared to 21.18 million tonne in 2020-21

Area and Production of Horticultue Crops 2021-22 (Second Advance Estimates); (Area in ‘000 Ha, Production in ‘000 MT)

Fruits	Area Final 2020-21	Production Final 2020-21	Area 2021-22 (Second Advance Estimate)	Production 2021-22 (Second Advance Estimate)
Almond	10	11	10	11
Aonla/Gooseberry	100	1,197	104	1,272
Apple	313	2,276	313	2,437
Banana	924	33,062	959	35,131
Ber	53	580	53	586
Citrus
(i)   Lime/Lemon	327	3,548	322	3,742
(ii) Mandarin	477	6,219	481	6,399
(iii) Sweet Orange(  Mosambi)	217	3,988	231	4,249
(iv) Other Citrus	77	489	72	460
Citrus Total (i to iv)	1,097	14,245	1,106	14,850
Custardapple	47	407	47	402
Grapes	155	3,358	162	3,445
Guava	308	4,582	315	4,916
Jackfruit	188	1,893	188	1,946
Kiwi	5	16	5	17
Litchi	98	720	99	728
Mango	2,317	20,386	2,350	21,011
Muskmelon	75	1,478	70	1,544
Papaya	146	5,540	148	5,885
Passion Fruit	11	70	12	58
Peach	18	111	18	110
Pear	42	276	43	296
Picanut	1	–	1	–
Pineapple	106	1,799	105	1,741
Plum	24	84	23	84
Pomegranate	288	3,271	278	3,188
Sapota	79	822	78	863
Strawberry	3	20	3	14
Walnut	109	281	109	282
Watermelon	119	3,254	123	3,461
Other Fruits	294	2,741	299	2,828
Total Fruits	6,930	1,02,481	7,019	1,07,102
Vegetables
Beans	261	2,595	297	2,744
Bittergourd	109	1,330	110	1,369
Bottlegourd	193	3,171	193	3,171
Brinjal	749	12,874	747	12,982
Cabbage	412	9,560	418	9,715
Capsicum	37	563	36	565
Carrot	108	1,885	108	1,867
Cauliflower	473	9,225	479	9,437
Cucumber	117	1,652	113	1,638
Chillies (Green)	411	4,363	405	4,272
Elephant Foot Yam	38	874	41	928
Mushroom		243		236
Okra/Ladyfinger	531	6,466	546	6,700
Onion	1,624	26,641	1,940	31,703
Parwal/Pointedgourd	62	725	63	752
Peas	567	5,846	582	6,076
Potato	2,203	56,173	2,200	53,575
Radish	207	3,263	206	3,304
Pumpkin/Sitaphal/Kaddu	106	2,205	109	2,299
Sweet Potato	106	1,121	106	1,159
Tapioca	183	6,941	186	6,853
Tomato	845	21,181	841	20,336
Other Vegetables	1,517	21,550	1,552	22,931
Total Vegetables	10,859	2,00,445	11,280	2,04,613
Aromatics and Medicinal	653	825	583	561
Flowers Cut		828		638
Flowers Loose	322	2,152	276	2,298
Total Flowers	322	2,980	276	2,936
Honey		125		133
Plantation Crops
Arecanut	794	1,563	777	1,399
Cashewnut	1,159	738	1,174	675
Cocoa	103	27	106	28
Coconut	2,199	14,301	2,110	13,274
Total Plantation	4,255	16,629	4,167	15,377
Spices
Ajwain	42	36	39	28
Cardamom	85	34	86	27
Red Chillies (Dried)	702	2,049	694	1,866
Cinnamon/Tejpata	2	5	2	4
Celery,Dill & Poppy	25	31	25	30
Clove	2	1	2	1
Coriander	656	891	632	801
Cumin	1,087	795	1,037	726
Fenugreek	156	241	167	248
Fennel	83	137	82	137
Garlic	392	3,190	401	3,277
Ginger	205	2,225	191	2,121
Nutmeg	24	16	24	15
Black Pepper	309	141	288	97
Vanilla	–	–	–	–
Saffron	4	–	2	–
Tamarind	42	156	45	162
Turmeric	293	1,124	350	1,331
Mint (Mentha)	347	46	346	35
Total Spices	4,457	11,117	4,414	10,907
Total	27,476	3,34,603	27,738	3,41,629