| 4.32 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF SUGARCANE BY DISTRICT | ||||||
| IN SINDH, 1996-97 TO 1998-99 | ||||||
| Province / District | AREA (In Hectares) | PRODUCTION (In M.Tons) | ||||
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | |
| SINDH | 251,211 | 261,586 | 270,760 | 13,110,609 | 15,999,614 | 17,050,675 |
| Khairpur | 12,324 | 12,436 | 12,196 | 612,731 | 692,053 | 689,547 |
| Ghotki | 8,392 | 8,171 | 7,419 | 388,205 | 407,865 | 376,195 |
| Jacobabad | 51 | 41 | 39 | 1,598 | 1,378 | 1,311 |
| Sukkur | 4,681 | 4,827 | 4,652 | 227,643 | 255,259 | 254,282 |
| Shikarpur | 289 | 263 | 265 | 9,598 | 9,047 | 9,796 |
| Nawabshah | 20,923 | 21,735 | 22,473 | 1,222,255 | 1,314,805 | 1,394,989 |
| Naushero Feroze | 22,428 | 23,492 | 23,816 | 1,276,919 | 1,402,514 | 1,461,877 |
| Larkana | 1,017 | 1,024 | 1,079 | 39,305 | 43,017 | 45,967 |
| Sanghar | 9,821 | 10,819 | 11,723 | 563,033 | 673,718 | 752,028 |
| Mirpurkhas | 14,523 | 14,907 | 15,683 | 769,434 | 910,603 | 984,358 |
| Tharparkar | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Umerkot | 9,796 | 9,842 | 9,265 | 510,281 | 580,678 | 551,305 |
| Dadu | 5,429 | 5,013 | 5,492 | 224,845 | 236,851 | 271,968 |
| Hyderabad | 60,824 | 63,176 | 65,726 | 3,186,092 | 4,108,926 | 4,430,695 |
| Badin | 57,037 | 59,989 | 62,613 | 2,892,173 | 3,806,773 | 4,090,876 |
| Thatta | 23,676 | 25,851 | 28,319 | 1,186,497 | 1,556,127 | 1,735,481 |
| Karachi | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Source:- Directorate of Agriculture Extension Sindh, Hyderabad. | ||||||