Major Red Chilli producing states in India - production and area under cultivation [2019-20 Provisional]

Major Red Chilli producing states in India - production and area under cultivation [2019-20 Provisional] Last Modified: 14-Nov-2021 8:28 AM
  • 805,026 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Andhra Pradesh in 2019-20. Ranked #1, the state accounts for 43.71% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 153,082 hectares. Yield: 5,259 kgs / hectare. (Click/Tap to know more about Red Chilli production in Andhra Pradesh).
  • 436,380 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Telangana in 2019-20. Ranked #2, the state accounts for 23.69% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 80,579 hectares. Yield: 5,416 kgs / hectare.
  • 208,634 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Madhya Pradesh in 2019-20. Ranked #3, the state accounts for 11.33% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 88,675 hectares. Yield: 2,353 kgs / hectare.
  • 129,328 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Karnataka in 2019-20. Ranked #4, the state accounts for 7.02% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 74,078 hectares. Yield: 1,746 kgs / hectare.
  • 69,280 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Odisha in 2019-20. Ranked #5, the state accounts for 3.76% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 71,700 hectares. Yield: 966 kgs / hectare.
  • 29,618 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Tamil Nadu in 2019-20. Ranked #6, the state accounts for 1.61% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 47,991 hectares. Yield: 617 kgs / hectare.
  • 22,434 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Maharashtra in 2019-20. Ranked #7, the state accounts for 1.22% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 6,508 hectares. Yield: 3,447 kgs / hectare.
  • 20,033 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Rajasthan in 2019-20. Ranked #8, the state accounts for 1.09% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 9,832 hectares. Yield: 2,038 kgs / hectare.
  • 18,905 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Gujarat in 2019-20. Ranked #9, the state accounts for 1.03% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 11,299 hectares. Yield: 1,673 kgs / hectare.
  • 16,955 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Punjab in 2019-20. Ranked #10, the state accounts for 0.92% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 8,776 hectares. Yield: 1,932 kgs / hectare.
  • 11,808 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Uttar Pradesh in 2019-20. Ranked #11, the state accounts for 0.64% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 13,547 hectares. Yield: 872 kgs / hectare.
  • 8,576 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in West Bengal in 2019-20. Ranked #12, the state accounts for 0.47% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 5,450 hectares. Yield: 1,574 kgs / hectare.
  • 4,713 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Assam in 2019-20. Ranked #13, the state accounts for 0.26% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 2,196 hectares. Yield: 2,146 kgs / hectare.
  • 1,754 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in Nagaland in 2019-20. Ranked #14, the state accounts for 0.10% of red chilli produced in India. Cultivated over 1,379 hectares. Yield: 1,272 kgs / hectare.
  • 1,841,800 tonnes
    Annual production of Red Chilli in India in 2019-20. Cultivated over 623,446 hectares. Yield: 2,954 kgs / hectare. The leading producing states account for 96.83% of total production.
Posted by Agri Numerical in Agriculture
Tags Red Chilli Cultivation Production India 2019-20
Source Spices Board India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India | Photo credits: Huffington Post, India