Agriculture:
Goa at a Glance
   
S.No

Items

Reference period North 
Goa
South
Goa
Total

1

Total reporting area (Ha)

2000-2001

167,436

193,677

361113

2

Area under forest (Ha)

2000-2001

35,042

90,431

125,473

3

Land not available for cultivation (Ha)

2000-2001

20,519

16,618

37,137

4

Permanent pastures and other grazing lands (Ha)

2000-2001

629

676

1,305

5

Land under miscellaneous tree crops & groves not

included in the net area sown (Ha)

2000-2001

570

10

580

6

Cultilvable waste land including fallow land (Ha)

2000-2001

26,935

28,482

55,417

7

Net area sown (Ha)

2000-2001

83,741

57,460

141,201

8

Area sown more than once (Ha)

2000-2001

22,364

7,791

30,155

9

Gross cropped area (Ha)

2000-2001

106,105

65,251

171,356

10

Area under paddy (Ha)

2000-2001

33,985

23,222

57,207

11

Area under other cereals millets/pulses & oil seeds (Ha)

2000-2001

9,549

3,703

13,252

12

Area under sugarcane (Ha)

2000-2001

259

991

1,250

13

Area under coconuts (Ha)

2000-2001

11,025

14,000

25,025

14

Area under Arecanuts (Ha)

2000-2001

1,387

213

1,600

15

Area under cashewnuts (Ha)

2000-2001

39,291

14,476

53,767

16

Area under Vegetables (Ha)

2000-2001

5,625

1,975

7,600

17

Area under Garden crops (Ha)

2000-2001

4,434

6,028

10,462

18

Area irrigated (Ha)

1999-2000

N/A

N/A

34,491

19

No. of pumpsets used for irrigation

1999-2000

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

a) Average yield of rice per hector (In Kgs.)

i) Kharif

2000-2001

2,321

2,341

2,331

ii) Rabi

2000-2001

2,778

2,657

2,726

b) Average yield of ragi per hector (in kgs.)

i) Kharif

2000-2001

1,207

953

1,082

21

Normal rainfall (m.m.)

-

3,188

3,110

3,149

22

Actual rainfall (m.m.)

2000

3,655

4070

3863

Source : Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation Panaji-Goa