Area and Production of coconut in the world
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Area and Production of coconut in the world
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Area Harvested (Ha)
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Yield (Hg/Ha)
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Production (tonnes)
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| Indonesia
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3231710
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66731
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21565700
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| Philippines
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3401500
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46060
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15667600
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| India
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1903000
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53326
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10148000
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| Sri Lanka
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394840
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53160
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2099000
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| Brazil
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284058
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69470
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1973370
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| Thailand
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237882
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58053
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1380980
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| Viet Nam
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121500
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92880
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1128500
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| Mexico
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155713
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64523
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1004710
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| Papua New Guinea
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216000
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43055
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930000
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| United Republic of Tanzania
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676821
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8526
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577099
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| Total
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11864344
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61708358
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All India Final Estimates of area and production of Coconut
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2007-2008 (Revised)
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2008-2009 (Final)
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| States /Union Territories
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Production (Million nuts)
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Productivity (Nuts/ha)
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AREA ('000 Hectares)
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Production (Million nuts)
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Productivity (Nuts/ha)
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AREA ('000 Hectares)
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| Andhra Pradesh
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101.32
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1119.26
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11047
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104.00
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970.00
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9327
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| Assam
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19.00
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136.00
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7158
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18.80
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147.10
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7824
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| Goa
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25.50
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127.60
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5004
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25.61
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128.18
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5005
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| Gujarat
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16.40
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138.30
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8433
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15.98
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157.42
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9851
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| Karnataka
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405.00
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1635.00
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4037
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419.00
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2176.00
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5193
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| Kerala
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818.80
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5641.00
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6889
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787.77
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5802.00
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7365
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| Maharashtra
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21.00
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175.10
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8338
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21.00
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175.10
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8338
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| Nagaland
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0.90
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0.20
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222
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0.92
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0.55
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598
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| Orissa
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51.00
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275.80
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5408
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51.00
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275.80
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5408
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| Tamil Nadu
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383.37
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4968.20
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12959
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389.60
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5365.00
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13771
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| Tripura
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5.80
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11.40
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1966
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5.80
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11.40
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1966
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| West Bengal
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28.60
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355.50
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12430
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28.60
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355.50
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12430
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| A & N Islands
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21.60
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80.60
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3731
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21.69
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82.00
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3781
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| Lakshadweep
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2.70
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53.00
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19630
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2.70
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53.00
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19630
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| Pondicherry
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2.20
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26.60
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12091
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2.10
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30.70
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14619
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| All India
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1903.19
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14743.56
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7747
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1894.57
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15729.75
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8303
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Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
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Kerala stands first in India in area and production of coconut while productivity is highest in Andhra Pradesh.
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Productivity is the highest (2962 nuts per ha) from Maharastra as per 1995-96 figures reported by Hand Book of Horticulture PP -647)
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Major problems of Coconut production in India
During recent years, there is decline in trend of area and production of coconut in Kerala. This may be attributed to
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Root wilt disease in coconut and = Mainly in South Kerala
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Due to sudden rise in prices of natural rubber during seventies, many farmers preferred large scale planting of rubber replacing standing crop of coconut.
Mite Problem during recent years.
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