Table 1

Area under cultivation and tobacco production

Years	Total cropped area (million hectares)	Area under tobacco (000 hectares)	Share of area under tobacco cultivation (%)	Production of tobacco (000 Tonnes)
1999–2000	22.7	56	0.25	108
2004–2005	22.8	50	0.22	101
2009–2010	23.9	56	0.23	119
2010–2011	22.7	51	0.22	103
2011–2012	22.5	46	0.20	98
2012–2013	22.6	50	0.22	108
2013–2014	22.2	49	0.22	130
2014–2015	23.3	54	0.23	120
2015–2016	23.7	53	0.22	116
2016–2017	23.3	47	0.20	100
2017–2018	23.3	47	0.20	100