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Demographics of Pineapple Cultivation

State-wise Area of Pineapple in India
(1987-1988, 1991-1992 and 1996-1997 to 2010-2011) (In ‘ 000 Hectare)
States/UTs 87-88 91-92 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
West Bengal

9.6

8.9

9.1

9.2

9.6

10.3

10.4

11.5

11.8

11.7

12.9

13.4

13.4

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.9
Assam

4.9

12.1

14

14.1

13.6

13.8

14

14.1

13.9

14.2

12.8

14.6

12.4

12.7

12.9

14.2

14.0
Karnataka

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

2.1

2.4

2.144

10.6

3.2

2.9

3.0

2.8

3.0
Tripura

–

#

–

–

–

–

–

3.7

3.7

4.1

5

5.2

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.8
Bihar

2.1

2.6

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.9

4

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.9
Manipur

6.6

6.5

9.5

9.4

10

10

10

10.3

10.6

10.6

10.6

2.6

12

8.5

8.6

12.1

12.2
Meghalaya

7.9

8.5

9

9.3

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.6

10.8

10.8

9.7
Kerala

–

4.7

5

5

8.6

9

9.5

9.5

11.2

11.5

12.7

12.8

12.5

12.5

12.5

9.8

10.2
Nagaland

–

1

2.1

2.3

1.8

2.5

2.9

3

2

2

2

2

–

–

3.7

3.7

3.7
Arunachal Pradesh

1.1

3.4

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

#

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.9

8.3

9.3

9.3

10.9

10.9
Goa

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.4

0.3

–
Orissa

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.7

0.7

–
Mizoram

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.4

0.4

–
Tamil Nadu

–

#

–

–

–

–

–

#

1.24

0.7

0.4

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.8

–
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.2

0.2

–
Others

13.5

9.4

9.5

9.5

10.3

9.3

10.9

9.8

2

2.2

2.3

2

3.7

1.9

2.4

2.2

3.5
India

45.7

57.1

68.7

69.3

74.2

75.5

78.2

77.2

79.8

80.9

82.8

85.4

82.6

80.0

83.7

91.9

88.7

Note : # : Included in Others. Source : National Horticulture Board. (p.54) & Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6238, dated 04.05.2010. & Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. (p.255)

State-wise Production of Pineapple in India
(1987-1988, 1991-1992 and 1996-1997 to 2010-2011) (In ‘ 000 MT)
States 87-88 91-92 96-97 97-98 98
-99		 99
-00		 00
-01		 01
-02		 02
-03		 03
-04		 04
-05		 05
-06		 06
-07		 07
-08		 08
-09		 09
-10		 10
-11
West Bengal

177.4

210.8

236.6

246.8

283.9

280.2

279.5

322

340.7

320.6

349.8

379.2

372.1

283.2

283.9

293.8

303.7
Assam

48.9

177.6

207.8

217.3

209

207.8

216.1

220

212.6

220.7

198.6

241

191.9

195.7

225.1

223.0

220.7
Karnataka

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

81.2

86.5

118.2

129.4

88.6

190.5

177.4

186.3

177.2

186.1
Tripura

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

82.7

82.6

93.5

105.1

106.4

115.8

116.9

101.2

117.5

153.3
Bihar

31.2

39.6

84

88

92.1

97

100.5

101.3

90

104.6

122.5

108

121.1

126.8

119.5

125.0

129.4
Manipur

82.2

26

66

66

69.8

69

69.9

75.6

77.2

88.6

88.6

134.5

100.7

72.4

78.5

103.5

104.4
Meghalaya

61.1

74.2

90

80.4

80.4

82.5

81.7

81.7

83.3

91.7

91.7

83.7

85

85.3

106.8

106.8

86.0
Kerala

6.1

46.3

46.7

46.7

57.3

73.7

68.3

68.3

83.9

95

101.9

109.3

102.4

102.4

102.4

80.8

85.5
Nagaland

1.7

12.4

59.2

63.7

60

71.1

82.9

83.2

24.8

24.8

24.8

24.8

–

–

57.5

57.5

57.5
Arunachal Pradesh

5.9

12.9

29.4

29.4

30.2

32

32

#

33.9

35.6

36.3

37

37.8

37.8

–

0.0

34.4
Goa

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5.6

44.5

–
Odisha

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8.0

9.0

–
Mizoram

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2.4

2.8

–
Tamil Nadu

–

#

–

–

–

–

–

#

38.4

23.1

14.7

21.7

23.4

22.752

24.8

31.0

–
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.1

1.1

–
Others

163.5

168.7

104.9

98.8

123.7

112.1

290.2

66.3

17.9

17.8

15.5

18.9

21.5

36.6

41.9

44.8

54.5
India

578

768.5

924.6

937.1

1006.4

1025.4

1221.1

1182.3

1171.7

1234.2

1278.9

1353.1

1362.1

1244.6

1340.8

1386.8

1415.4

Note: # : Included in Others. Source : National Horticulture Board. (p. 54) & (p.103), Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6238, dated 04.05.2010. & Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. (p.255)

 

Selected State-wise Productivity of Pineapple in India
(1987-1988, 1991-1992 and 1996-1997 to 2010-2011) (MT/Hectare)
States 87-88 91-92 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
West Bengal

18.5

23.7

26

26.8

29.6

27.2

26.9

28

28.8

27.4

27.2

28.3

27.8

29.7

29.7

30.5

30.6
Assam

10

14.7

14.8

15.4

15.4

15.1

15.4

15.6

15.3

15.5

15.5

16.5

15.5

15.4

17.5

15.7

15.8
Karnataka

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

40

40.4

49.3

51.8

8.4

59.9

61.7

61.7

63.3

62.0
Tripura

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

22.3

22.3

22.8

21.1

20.5

18.7

18.6

16.1

17.3

22.6
Bihar

14.9

15.2

25.5

26.7

24.9

24.9

25.1

25

22.1

24.9

29.1

25.5

27.2

27.6

25.5

26.4

26.5
Manipur

12.5

4.0

6.9

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.0

7.3

7.3

8.4

8.4

52.1

8.4

8.5

9.1

8.6

8.6
Meghalaya

7.7

8.7

10

8.6

8.6

8.8

8.9

8.8

8.9

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.9

8.9

9.9

9.9

8.9
Kerala

–

9.9

9.3

9.3

6.7

8.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

8.3

8

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4
Nagaland

–

12.4

28.2

27.7

33.3

28.4

28.6

28.2

28.8

12.4

12.4

12.4

–

4.5

15.5

10.0

15.5
Arunachal Pradesh

5.4

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

#

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.2

3.2
Tamil Nadu

–

#

–

–

–

–

–

#

30.9

33

32.9

33.2

33.2

33.1

–

–

–
Others

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

8.1

6.9

9.7

5.8

19.1

17.3

20.6

15.6
India

12.6

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.6

13.6

15.6

15.3

14.7

–

–

–

15.8

15.5

16.0

15.1

15.9

Note : # : Included in Others. Source : National Horticulture Board. (p.54) & Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. (p.255)

Districtwise Pineapple area (ha), production (t) and productivity (t/ha) in Kerala

District

2008-09

2009-10
Area Prodn Prodty Area Prodn Prodty
Thiruvananthapuram

313

2074

6.63

195

1313

6.73
Kollam

198

1437

7.26

176

1187

6.74
Pathanamthitta

155

948

6.12

150

1014

6.76
Alappuzha

85

491

5.78

86

476

5.53
Kottayam

1689

9769

5.78

1286

7064

5.49
Idukki

1008

8917

8.85

1076

8224

7.64
Ernakulam

6108

59864

9.80

6020

57464

9.55
Thrissur

81

521

6.43

56

362

6.46
Palakkad

102

498

4.88

123

548

4.46
Malappuram

165

700

4.24

160

687

4.29
Kozhikode

199

969

4.87

192

957

4.98
Wayanad

54

229

4.24

35

118

3.37
Kannur

166

971

5.85

220

1107

5.03
Kasaragod

84

494

5.88

52

256

4.92
Kerala Total

10407

87882

8.44

9827

80777

8.22

Source : Department of Economics and Statistics, Kerala State

 

Contribution to Diet:

The pineapple fruit has vitamins, minerals, fibre and enzymes that are good for the digestive system and helps in maintaining ideal weight and balanced nutrition.  Pineapples are a good source of vitamin C and can be eaten raw or used after cooking.  Pineapple has minimal fat and sodium with no-cholesterol.  Food value of pineapple is given below.

 

Food value of pineapple
Moisture (%)

87.8

 Minerals (mg/100 g)
Carbohydrate (%)

10.8

 Potassium

37
Fibre (%)

0.5

 Sodium

34.7
Protein (%)

0.4

 Magnesium

33
Mineral matter (%)

0.4

 Calcium

20
Fat (%)

0.1

 Sulphur

20
Calories (kcal./100 g)

48

 Chlorine

13
Vitamins (mg/100 g) Phosphorus

9
Vitamin C

39

 Iron

2.42
Carotene

18

 Manganese

0.56
Colin

8

 Copper

0.13
Thiamine

0.2

 Zinc

0.11
Riboflavin

0.2

 Chromium

0.011
Niacin

0.1