NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh topped the list of states in fishing and aquaculture and accounts for 40.9% of the share in the sector followed by West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.
West Bengal’s share in all India output has come down from 24.6% in 2011-12 to 14.4% in 2022-23 while Odisha and Bihar have increased their share, according to a latest statistics office report on value of output from agriculture and allied sectors.
The output of the fishing and aquaculture sub-sector increased steadily from about Rs 80,000 crore in 2011-12 to about Rs 1,95,000 crore in 2022-23. Output of marine fishing includes the entire output of prawn-inland or marine. The output of the ‘livestock’ sub-sector increased steadily between 2011-12 to 2022-23. During this period, the output of milk, meat and eggs also recorded an increasing trend.
The share of milk, meat and eggs in output of livestock sub-sector was 66.5%, 23.6% and 3.7% respectively in 2022-23, compared to67.2%, 19.7% and 3.4% respectively in the base year 2011-12, the data showed.

Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan together accounted for about a quarter of output of livestock sub-sector while output of Tamil Nadu increased faster during this period.
Uttar Pradesh had nearly 41% share of output of the sugar group in 2011-12, which increased to more than half of all India output of sugar crops in 2022-23. Maharashtra was distant second with 19%, followed by Karnataka at 8.9%, Tamil Nadu at 3.9%, Bihar 3.3%. The remaining states accounted for 11.4%
When it comes to fruits, bananas overtook mangoes in terms of value of output in 2022-23. Banana had a share of 10.9 per cent, followed by mango at 10 per cent. Together, it accounted for more than one fifth of output of the entire group. Among the vegetables during 2022-23, potato and onion together contributed highest production, accounting for about 15 per cent output of the group. Floriculture accounted for about 7 per cent. The data showed that agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 18.2% of the gross value added – a key indicator of economic performance-at current prices in 2022-23. After reaching 20.4% in 2020-21, it came down to 18.9% in 2021-22.
India ranks second worldwide in arable land (155.37 million hectares); third in production of cereals; and second in groundnut, fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, tea, and jute. The country had largest herds of buffalo and goat; second largest in cattle and sheep; and seventh in chicken population in the world, as per the latest available information of 2020. It is the largest producer of milk; second in production of eggs and fifth in production of meat