Published Feb 17, 2023
During FY’21, India's coconut production accounted for 9689 nuts per hectare. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh account for 90.04% of the coconut production in India.
Karnataka accounted for 4210.8 tonnes amounting to almost 23% of coconut production in the country. The state has almost 5 Lakh acres of land involved in coconut production.
Tamil Nadu accounts for 3751 tonnes of coconut per annum. The state uses 4.65 Lakh hectares of land for coconut production, having a market share of 27.47%.
In FY’21, Kerala produced about 3307 tonnes of coconut, accounting for 24.22% of the total market share in the country.
In FY’21, Andhra Pradesh resulted in 1127 tonnes of coconut production with a market share of 8.25%. The state has an active coconut area of around 5-5.5 Lakh hectares of land.
During FY’21, coconut production in West Bengal accounted for 278.73 tonnes. And it is the fifth-largest producer of coconut in India.