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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 accounts for about 40% of GDP (including fish and forestry); self-sufficient in food; principal crops--paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and teak account for 55% of export revenues; 1985 fish catch of 644 million metric tons
1991 accounts for 51% of GDP (including fish and forestry); self-sufficient in food; principal crops--paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and teak account for 55% of export revenues; fish catch of 732,000 metric tons (FY90)
1992 accounts for 40% of GDP (including fish and forestry); self-sufficient in food; principal crops - paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and teak account for 55% of export revenues; fish catch of 740,000 metric tons (FY90)
1993 accounts for 40% of GDP (including fish and forestry); self-sufficient in food; principal crops - paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and teak account for 55% of export revenues
1994 accounts for 40% of GDP and 66% of employment (including fish and forestry); self-sufficient in food; principal crops - paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and timber account for 55% of export revenues
1995 accounts for 65% of GDP and 65% of employment (including fishing, animal husbandry, and forestry); self-sufficient in food; principal crops - paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and timber account for 55% of export revenues
1996 paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood
1997 paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood
1998 paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood
1999 paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood
2000 paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood
2001 paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood
2002 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2003 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2004 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2005 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2006 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2007 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2008 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2009 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2010 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2011 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
2012 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2013 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2014 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2015 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2016 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts; sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2017 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts; sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2018 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts; sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2019 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts; sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2020 rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts; sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood
2021 rice, sugar cane, beans, vegetables, milk, maize, poultry, groundnuts, fruit, plantains
2022 rice, sugar cane, beans, vegetables, milk, maize, poultry, groundnuts, fruit, plantains
2023 rice, sugar cane, beans, vegetables, milk, maize, poultry, groundnuts, fruit, plantains
2024 rice, sugarcane, vegetables, beans, maize, groundnuts, fruits, plantains, coconuts, onions (2022) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
2025 rice, sugarcane, vegetables, beans, maize, groundnuts, plantains, fruits, coconuts, onions (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage