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Top Cardamom Producing States In India

by aditya abhishek

Introduction

By cultivating cardamom, farmers earn up to 40,000 INR per acre per year. However, after plantation farmers have to for 4 years to get first harvest. 

Largest Producer

Guatemala is the largest cardamom producing country in the world. Every year around 36,259 tonnes of cardamom is produced in Guatemala.

India

India is the third largest cardamom producing country in the world. Every year around 30,000 tonnes of cardamom is produced in India.

Kerala

Kerala is the largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 15,540 tonnes of cardamom (58.64% of the total production) was produced in Kerala from 2021-2022.

Sikkim

Sikkim is the 2nd largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 5,240 tonnes of cardamom (19.77% of the total production) was produced in Sikkim from 2021-2022.

Nagaland

Nagaland is the 3rd largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 2,230 tonnes of cardamom (8.42% of the total production) was produced in Nagaland from 2021-2022.

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is the 4th largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 1,360 tonnes of cardamom (5.13% of the total production) was produced from 2021-2022.

Karnataka 

Karnataka is the 5th largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 920 tonnes of cardamom (3.47% of the total production) was produced from 2021-2022.

West Bengal

West Bengal is the 6th largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 820 tonnes of cardamom (3.09% of the total production) was produced from 2021-2022.

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is the 7th largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 350 tonnes of cardamom (1.32% of the total production) was produced from 2021-2022.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is the 8th largest cardamom producing state in India. Around 50 tonnes of cardamom (0.19% of the total production) was produced from 2021-2022.

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