Rice in Assam

Estimates of Area of Rice, 2015-16 to 2019-20:

State	Season	Area ('000 Hectares)
State	Season	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Assam	Kharif	2080.01	2059.00	2033.31	2024.31	1895.00
	Rabi	404.98	408.13	400.40	400.87	395.52
	Total	2484.99	2467.14	2433.71	2425.18	2290.52
All India	Kharif	39656.45	39845.77	39349.27	39964.35	39012.96
	Rabi	3842.73	4147.58	4424.80	4192.09	4649.34
	Total	43499.18	43993.35	43774.06	44156.44	43662.30

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

Estimates of Production of Rice, 2015-16 to 2019-20:

State	Season	Production ('000 Tonnes)
State	Season	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Assam	Kharif	3983.77	3595.50	4092.47	4074.93	3959.06
	Rabi	1141.34	1131.87	1191.20	1145.70	1025.57
	Total	5125.10	4727.38	5283.66	5220.62	4984.63
All India	Kharif	91412.78	96302.79	97135.16	102039.99	102276.51
	Rabi	12995.44	13395.64	15622.44	14437.83	16593.81
	Total	104408.22	109698.43	112757.61	116477.82	118870.32

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

Estimates of Yield of Rice, 2015-16 to 2019-20:

State	Season	Yield (Kg./Hectare)
State	Season	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Assam	Kharif	1915	1746	2013	2013	2089
	Rabi	2818	2773	2975	2858	2593
	Total	2062	1916	2171	2153	2176
All India	Kharif	2305	2417	2469	2553	2622
	Rabi	3382	3230	3531	3444	3569
	Total	2400	2494	2576	2638	2722

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

Area under High Yielding Varity of Rice, 2009-10 to 2018-19:

(Area in Lakh Hect)

Year	Autumn Rice	Winter Rice	Summer Rice	Total HYV Rice Area
2009-10	2.29	10.2	3.41	15.9 (62.8)
2010-11	2.13	11.34	3.54	17.01 (66.2)
2011-12	2.19	12.8	4.02	19.01 (74.6)
2012-13	1.60	11.70	3.61	16.91 (68.0)
2013-14	1.43	12.22	2.24	15.89 (63.5)
2014-15	1.28	12.42	3.95	17.65 (70.7)
2015-16	1.26	13.70	3.37	18.87 (75.93)
2016-17	1.07	14.09	3.47	19.18 (77.76)
2017-18	1.04	14.36	2.90	18.30 (75.18)
2018-19	1.19	14.30	3.84	19.33 (NA)

HYV= High Yielding Varity

NB: Total figure may not be equal due to rounding off to nearest zero.

Figure in bracket show the percentage of total Rice Area

Source: Economic Survey Assam 2019-20

District-wise Area under High Yielding Variety of Rice in Assam, 2018-19:

(Area in Hect, Yield in Kg/Hect)

District	Autumn Rice		Winter Rice		Summer Rice		Total Area
District	Area	Av. Yield	Area	Av. Yield	Area	Av. Yield	Total Area
Kokrajhar	8076	2272	65436	3005	14440	2910	87952
Dhubri	0	0	35273	1947	52354	3017	87627
Goalpara	3250	2047	44350	2537	26500	3116	74100
Barpeta	1728	2376	48198	3401	13250	4454	63176
Morigaon	1713	3030	48939	3011	46820	3625	97472
Nagaon	2859	3269	67142	3348	50477	3991	120478
Sonitpur	2100	3456	73758	2817	17550	3256	93408
Lakhimpur	2650	2433	58400	3790	3700	4100	64750
Dhemaji	12195	2895	64468	3342	7114	3270	83777
Tinsukia	3296	1740	30258	2299	24	2103	33578
Dibrugarh	432	2532	47425	3106	782	3054	48639
Sivasagar	190	907	43635	2912	1235	2688	45060
Jorhat	1615	1517	55923	3112	4340	2373	61878
Golaghat	1102	3095	10357	3359	7421	3900	18880
Dima Hasao	4651	1714	9137	1903	0	0	13788
Cachar	8036	2760	72157	2771	8856	2253	89049
Karimganj	1550	2164	69525	2796	6895	1666	77970
Hailakandi	2020	2997	41020	3234	1850	2572	44890
Bongaigaon	8025	2040	10680	2331	35336	2550	54041
Chirang	1644	2084	38094	2375	197	2494	39935
Kamrup	8118	3485	64230	3381	31652	3808	104000
Kamrup Metro	148	3857	12921	3381	7417	3808	20486
Nalbari	1072	2458	57168	2757	5983	3336	64223
Baksa	7857	2504	8240	2631	3167	3040	19264
Darrang	165	2049	46945	3122	6200	3431	53310
Udalguri	17870	2185	72105	2567	7535	2972	97510
Biswanath	1610	3456	41705	2806	5010	3256	48325
Majuli	360	1517	3460	2668	2260	2373	6080
Charaideo	35	1514	13780	2751	10	2688	13825
Karbi Anglong	11720	2159	114600	2161	4812	1911	131132
South Salmara	320	2420	7900	2001	6658	3017	14878
Hojai	2507	3269	52300	3449	4465	3991	59272
Assam	118914	2420	1429529	2901	384310	3218	1932753

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019

Area under Hybrid Rice, 2009-10 to 2018-19:

(Area in '000 Hect)

Year	Kharif Rice (Autumn + Winter)	Rabi Rice (Summer Rice)	Total HYV Rice Area
2009-10	32.9	14.1	47.0 (1.9)
2010-11	37.7	25.0	62.7 (2.4)
2011-12	2.5	21.7	24.2 (1.0)
2012-13	12.4	84.8	97.2 (3.9)
2013-14	28.0	206.0	234.0 (9.1)
2014-15	NA	NA	167.0 (6.69)
2015-16	NA	NA	146.0 (5.87)
2016-17	NA	NA	160.5 (6.51)
2017-18	104.04	150.16	254.20 (10.44)
2018-19	91.149	100.676	191.825 (NA)

NB: Total figure may not be equal due to rounding off to nearest zero.

Figure in bracket show the percentage of total Rice Area

Source: Economic Survey Assam 2019-20

District-wise Area, Production and Yield of Rice, 2018-19:

District	Season	Area (Hectare)	Production (Tonnes)	Yield (Tonnes/Hectare)
Baksa	Autumn	10100	16794	1.66
	Summer	3002	7342	2.45
	Winter	86107	189344	2.2
	Total	99209	213480	2.15
Barpeta	Autumn	6643	7736	1.16
	Summer	49260	152453	3.09
	Winter	58105	112857	1.94
	Total	114008	273046	2.39
Bongaigaon	Autumn	4477	4131	0.92
	Summer	14597	36915	2.53
	Winter	34858	50816	1.46
	Total	53932	91862	1.7
Cachar	Autumn	8036	17571	2.19
	Summer	8856	22624	2.55
	Winter	91764	202971	2.21
	Total	108656	243166	2.24
Chirang	Autumn	3615	4154	1.15
	Summer	2547	4421	1.74
	Winter	37548	60515	1.61
	Total	43710	69090	1.58
Darrang	Autumn	1375	1986	1.44
	Summer	16791	58752	3.5
	Winter	53021	126282	2.38
	Total	71187	187020	2.63
Dhemaji	Autumn	7151	6057	0.85
	Summer	4183	4546	1.09
	Winter	58498	75013	1.28
	Total	69832	85616	1.23
Dhubri	Autumn	3888	2666	0.69
	Summer	53608	168504	3.14
	Winter	34677	62493	1.8
	Total	92173	233663	2.54
Dibrugarh	Autumn	234	506	2.16
	Summer	632	1806	2.86
	Winter	77496	145798	1.88
	Total	78362	148110	1.89
Dima Hasao	Autumn	4651	9387	2.02
	Winter	9137	20403	2.23
	Total	13788	29790	2.16
Goalpara	Autumn	4254	4588	1.08
	Summer	27859	98565	3.54
	Winter	47067	112657	2.39
	Total	79180	215810	2.73
Golaghat	Autumn	1771	2734	1.54
	Summer	4809	9488	1.97
	Winter	115351	256465	2.22
	Total	121931	268687	2.2
Hailakandi	Autumn	2020	4924	2.44
	Summer	1850	4113	2.22
	Winter	41020	97336	2.37
	Total	44890	106373	2.37
Jorhat	Autumn	3545	6520	1.84
	Summer	5596	13330	2.38
	Winter	91306	228564	2.5
	Total	100447	248414	2.47
Kamrup	Autumn	7232	7938	1.1
	Summer	29608	84606	2.86
	Winter	70465	191534	2.72
	Total	107305	284078	2.65
Kamrup Metro	Autumn	131	213	1.63
	Summer	8247	25458	3.09
	Winter	14204	37188	2.62
	Total	22582	62859	2.78
Karbi Anglong	Autumn	11372	17276	1.52
	Summer	4815	13759	2.86
	Winter	120450	239775	1.99
	Total	136637	270810	1.98
Karimganj	Autumn	1154	1384	1.2
	Summer	5445	8696	1.6
	Winter	58715	127524	2.17
	Total	65314	137604	2.11
Kokrajhar	Autumn	7700	9015	1.17
	Summer	21420	47653	2.22
	Winter	65600	140478	2.14
	Total	94720	197146	2.08
Lakhimpur	Autumn	10395	11332	1.09
	Summer	14073	40214	2.86
	Winter	102624	229140	2.23
	Total	127092	280686	2.21
Marigaon	Autumn	1726	2630	1.52
	Summer	42056	109472	2.6
	Winter	42840	91441	2.13
	Total	86622	203543	2.35
Nagaon	Autumn	4936	10390	2.1
	Summer	43728	127036	2.91
	Winter	149271	368347	2.47
	Total	197935	505773	2.56
Nalbari	Autumn	1770	3972	2.24
	Summer	11286	38023	3.37
	Winter	64158	180867	2.82
	Total	77214	222862	2.89
Sivasagar	Autumn	244	352	1.44
	Summer	1251	3575	2.86
	Winter	104770	203706	1.94
	Total	106265	207633	1.95
Sonitpur	Autumn	14171	22043	1.56
	Summer	20146	47173	2.34
	Winter	127052	264214	2.08
	Total	161369	333430	2.07
Tinsukia	Autumn	5391	5010	0.93
	Summer	236	674	2.86
	Winter	57373	98794	1.72
	Total	63000	104478	1.66
Udalguri	Autumn	16784	27813	1.66
	Summer	4972	16314	3.28
	Winter	66062	168216	2.55
	Total	87818	212343	2.42
Total Rice		2425178	5437372	2.24

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

District-wise Area, Production and Yield of Rice, 2017-18:

District	Season	Area (Hectare)	Production (Tonnes)	Yield (Tonnes/Hectare)
Baksa	Autumn	10200	15840	1.55
	Summer	3015	6594	2.19
	Winter	85950	199536	2.32
	Total	99165	221970	2.24
Barpeta	Autumn	12416	14764	1.19
	Summer	50201	191924	3.82
	Winter	65404	99827	1.53
	Total	128021	306515	2.39
Bongaigaon	Autumn	4263	3471	0.81
	Summer	13878	35661	2.57
	Winter	34971	68307	1.95
	Total	53112	107439	2.02
Cachar	Autumn	8346	14962	1.79
	Summer	8865	22126	2.5
	Winter	93835	139554	1.49
	Total	111046	176642	1.59
Chirang	Autumn	2106	2418	1.15
	Summer	1023	2059	2.01
	Winter	38175	66345	1.74
	Total	41304	70822	1.71
Darrang	Autumn	1686	1742	1.03
	Summer	17389	52567	3.02
	Winter	53378	109518	2.05
	Total	72453	163827	2.26
Dhemaji	Autumn	6876	7419	1.08
	Summer	4166	4332	1.04
	Winter	58444	100406	1.72
	Total	69486	112157	1.61
Dhubri	Autumn	3982	4558	1.14
	Summer	48897	148049	3.03
	Winter	32790	58754	1.79
	Total	85669	211361	2.47
Dibrugarh	Autumn	234	317	1.35
	Summer	875	2603	2.97
	Winter	77496	160988	2.08
	Total	78605	163908	2.09
Dima Hasao	Autumn	4695	8653	1.84
	Winter	9096	22436	2.47
	Total	13791	31089	2.25
Goalpara	Autumn	4150	3827	0.92
	Summer	27821	94731	3.41
	Winter	51755	123777	2.39
	Total	83726	222335	2.66
Golaghat	Autumn	1773	3212	1.81
	Summer	5619	12463	2.22
	Winter	115903	254893	2.2
	Total	123295	270568	2.19
Hailakandi	Autumn	1930	3937	2.04
	Summer	1900	3823	2.01
	Winter	41040	89135	2.17
	Total	44870	96895	2.16
Jorhat	Autumn	3370	4642	1.38
	Summer	5247	12321	2.35
	Winter	93272	208785	2.24
	Total	101889	225748	2.22
Kamrup	Autumn	8118	9428	1.16
	Summer	31652	89696	2.83
	Winter	64230	147913	2.3
	Total	104000	247037	2.38
Kamrup Metro	Autumn	148	351	2.37
	Summer	7417	26931	3.63
	Winter	12921	28547	2.21
	Total	20486	55829	2.73
Karbi Anglong	Autumn	8091	13170	1.63
	Summer	4183	12444	2.97
	Winter	120596	229400	1.9
	Total	132870	255014	1.92
Karimganj	Autumn	1084	1591	1.47
	Summer	5235	13260	2.53
	Winter	58225	121758	2.09
	Total	64544	136609	2.12
Kokrajhar	Autumn	17938	21038	1.17
	Summer	17958	41760	2.33
	Winter	64968	117119	1.8
	Total	100864	179917	1.78
Lakhimpur	Autumn	6000	2385	0.4
	Summer	15176	27783	1.83
	Winter	100000	202930	2.03
	Total	121176	233098	1.92
Morigaon	Autumn	1725	2842	1.65
	Summer	43748	130807	2.99
	Winter	44398	85452	1.92
	Total	89871	219101	2.44
Nagaon	Autumn	5469	10580	1.93
	Summer	43753	129828	2.97
	Winter	147070	349881	2.38
	Total	196292	490289	2.5
Nalbari	Autumn	1885	3068	1.63
	Summer	10951	39665	3.62
	Winter	62900	177073	2.82
	Total	75736	219806	2.9
Sivasagar	Autumn	288	511	1.77
	Summer	2818	8384	2.98
	Winter	102202	212938	2.08
	Total	105308	221833	2.11
Sonitpur	Autumn	15603	31657	2.03
	Summer	23267	67244	2.89
	Winter	127185	258577	2.03
	Total	166055	357478	2.15
Tinsukia	Autumn	5383	4940	0.92
	Summer	228	678	2.97
	Winter	57246	96735	1.69
	Total	62857	102353	1.63
Udalguri	Autumn	16752	18026	1.08
	Summer	5120	13511	2.64
	Winter	65348	152536	2.33
	Total	87220	184073	2.11
Total - Rice		2433711	5283713	2.17

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

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