data.gov.in Crop Production Statistics

data.gov.in Crop Production Statistics

MH Specific

District-wise, season-wise, crop-wise area (ha), production (tonnes), and yield data for Maharashtra from 1997 onwards

Build a comparative crop analytics platform showing Maharashtra's agricultural performance against other states.
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Quick Start

# Download from https://data.gov.in/
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('crop_production_statistics.csv')
mh = df[df['State'] == 'Maharashtra']
print(f"Maharashtra: {len(mh)} records")
print(mh.groupby('Crop')['Production'].sum().sort_values(ascending=False).head())
Modality
Tabular (CSV/API)
Size
~246K records (all-India); filterable to MH
License
Format
CSV
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
Government of India, Open Government Data Platform

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
statestringState name
districtstringDistrict name
crop_yearintAgricultural year
cropstringCrop name
area_hafloatArea under cultivation in hectares
production_tonnesfloatTotal production in tonnes

Build With This

Create a crop portfolio optimizer that recommends the best mix of crops for each Maharashtra district based on historical yields
Develop an agricultural productivity gap analyzer comparing Maharashtra districts to identify improvement opportunities
Build a food production security model that forecasts Maharashtra's ability to meet state food demand

AI Use Cases

Crop yield predictionagro-climatic zone analysiscropping pattern recommendation
Last verified: 2026-03-07