All-India Area, Production and Yield of Jowar

Area - Million Hectares
Production - Million Tonnes
Yield - Kg./Hectare
Year	Area	Production	Yield
1960-61	18.41	9.81	533
1961-62	18.25	8.03	440
1962-63	18.41	9.75	529
1963-64	18.38	9.2	501
1964-65	18.06	9.68	536
1965-66	17.68	7.58	429
1966-67	18.05	9.22	511
1967-68	18.42	10.05	545
1968-69	18.73	9.8	523
1969-70	18.61	9.72	522
1970-71	17.37	8.11	466
1971-72	16.78	7.72	460
1972-73	15.51	6.97	449
1973-74	16.72	9.1	544
1974-75	16.19	10.41	643
1975-76	16.09	9.5	591
1976-77	15.77	10.52	667
1977-78	16.32	12.06	739
1978-79	16.15	11.44	708
1979-80	16.67	11.65	699
1980-81	15.81	10.43	660
1981-82	16.6	12.06	727
1982-83	16.38	10.75	657
1983-84	16.43	11.92	725
1984-85	15.94	11.4	715
1985-86	16.1	10.2	633
1986-87	15.95	9.19	576
1987-88	16	12.2	762
1988-89	14.6	10.17	697
1989-90	14.84	12.9	869
1990-91	14.36	11.68	814
1991-92	12.36	8.1	655
1992-93	13.04	12.81	982
1993-94	12.71	11.41	895
1994-95	11.51	8.97	779
1995-96	11.33	9.33	823
1996-97	11.43	10.93	956
1997-98	10.8	7.53	697
1998-99	9.79	8.42	859
1999-00	10.25	8.68	847
2000-01	9.86	7.53	764
2001-02	9.8	7.56	771
2002-03	9.3	7.01	754
2003-04	9.33	6.68	716
2004-05	9.09	7.24	797
2005-06	8.67	7.24	880
2006-07	8.47	7.15	844
2007-08	7.76	7.93	1021
2008-09	7.53	7.25	962
2009-10	7.79	6.7	860
2010-11*	7.06	6.74	956
2011-12**	2.68	3	1117

* 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.