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Data Intelligence Report
India’s Cash Crops:
Oilseeds, Cotton, Sugarcane and Jute
State-wise production of India’s four main non-foodgrain crops, 2004-05 to 2024-25. See which States lead each crop, how fast output grew, and where each State specialises.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (Tables 63–66)
Four Crops, One Scale
All-India production, index 2004-05 = 100
Each crop’s all-India production as an index, so crops measured in tonnes and in bales can be compared.
National Production
Columns: production. Line: % change from the previous year (right axis).
Map
Hover for values; click a State for its profile.
Up to 2013-14 Andhra Pradesh is the undivided State, so it also colours Telangana (dashed outline); from 2014-15 they are shown separately. Ladakh is shown with Jammu & Kashmir. UTs left dark (Andaman & Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep) are not in the source. Map: State boundaries from the DataMeet India community (CC BY 4.0), consistent with the official boundary of India as per the Survey of India; simplified for display, not to scale.
Ranking
Leaders Over Time
Share of India’s production from the six largest States, %
The six States with the most production of the selected crop in the selected year (plus the profile State).
Who Grew Fastest?
Average annual growth by State, %
State Profile
All four crops for one State
Who Produces What
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Cell shading shows each State’s share of India for that product (darker teal = larger share). Oilseeds and sugarcane in thousand tonnes; cotton (170 kg) and jute & mesta (180 kg) in thousand bales. “n/a” = not available in the source.
Key Findings
Record oilseeds
Oilseed output rose 77%, from 24.4 million tonnes in 2004-05 to a record 43.0 million tonnes in 2024-25. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat grow 77% of it.
Cotton has peaked
Cotton climbed from 16.4 to a peak of 36.1 million bales in 2019-20, then fell to 29.7 million in 2024-25. Punjab’s crop shrank 80% (2.1 million to 0.4 million bales).
Sugarcane almost doubled
Cane output rose from 237 to 455 million tonnes. Uttar Pradesh grows nearly half (48.6%) and Maharashtra a quarter, while Tamil Nadu fell from 41 to 13 million tonnes since 2006-07.
Jute is shrinking
Jute and mesta fell 14%, to 8.8 million bales in 2024-25, the lowest in the series. West Bengal alone grows 80% of it.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India: State-wise production of non-foodgrains: oilseeds (Table 63), cotton lint (64), sugarcane (65) and raw jute & mesta (66), 2004-05 to 2024-25. Notes: Oilseeds = nine oilseeds (groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soybean, sunflower, sesame, safflower, castor, linseed and niger seed). Cotton bales are 170 kg of lint; jute and mesta bales are 180 kg. Sugarcane is cane weight. In the source “-” means not available (shown as n/a) and “.” not applicable. Up to 2013-14 Andhra Pradesh is the undivided State: where the source lists Telangana separately for 2010-11 to 2013-14 it is added back to Andhra Pradesh; growth is not shown for the two States separately. All-India figures are as reported; the source notes that State figures may not add up to them (e.g. 2014-15 oilseeds and sugarcane, 2011-12 cotton). Oddities left as reported: Jammu & Kashmir oilseeds 2004-05 (124) and 2005-06 (2.7) against about 50 in other years; Kerala sugarcane 2005-06 (917) and 2021-22 (10) against about 100–300; Uttarakhand sugarcane roughly halves in 2020-21 to 2022-23; Bihar sugarcane more than doubles from 2010-11 and spikes in 2018-19; Madhya Pradesh cotton more than doubles from 2010-11; Nagaland oilseeds drop from about 70 to 20–40 from 2021-22; Odisha jute 2018-19 (1.7) and Nagaland jute 2021-22 (0.9) look out of line; cotton for several small producers is not available for 2010-11 to 2019-20.
