All-India Area, Production and Yield of Bajra

Area - Million Hectares
Production - Million Tonnes
Yield - Kg./Hectare
Year	Area	Production	Yield
1960-61	11.47	3.28	286
1961-62	11.28	3.65	323
1962-63	10.96	3.96	361
1963-64	11.1	3.88	349
1964-65	11.83	4.52	382
1965-66	11.97	3.75	314
1966-67	12.24	4.47	365
1967-68	12.81	5.19	405
1968-69	12.05	3.8	315
1969-70	12.49	5.33	426
1970-71	12.91	8.03	622
1971-72	11.77	5.32	452
1972-73	11.82	3.93	333
1973-74	13.93	7.52	540
1974-75	11.29	3.27	290
1975-76	11.57	5.74	496
1976-77	10.75	5.85	544
1977-78	11.1	4.73	426
1978-79	11.39	5.57	489
1979-80	10.58	3.95	373
1980-81	11.66	5.34	458
1981-82	11.78	5.54	470
1982-83	10.94	5.13	469
1983-84	11.83	7.72	653
1984-85	10.62	6.05	569
1985-86	10.65	3.66	344
1986-87	11.27	4.51	401
1987-88	8.71	3.3	378
1988-89	12.04	7.78	646
1989-90	10.9	6.65	610
1990-91	10.48	6.89	658
1991-92	10.03	4.67	465
1992-93	10.62	8.88	836
1993-94	9.55	4.97	521
1994-95	10.22	7.16	700
1995-96	9.32	5.38	577
1996-97	9.98	7.87	788
1997-98	9.67	7.64	791
1998-99	9.3	6.96	748
1999-00	8.9	5.78	650
2000-01	9.83	6.76	688
2001-02	9.53	8.28	869
2002-03	7.74	4.72	610
2003-04	10.61	12.11	1141
2004-05	9.23	7.93	859
2005-06	9.58	7.68	802
2006-07	9.51	8.42	886
2007-08	9.57	9.97	1042
2008-09	8.75	8.89	1015
2009-10	8.9	6.51	731
2010-11*	9.43	10.08	1069
2011-12**	8.39	9.15	1091

• * Fourth Advance Estimates as released on  19.07.2011.
• **First Advance Estimates released on  14.09.2011.
• Note : The yield rates given above have been worked out on the basis of production & area figures taken in '000 units.
• Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.