Table 9

Forecasted crop yield and estimated water requirement

YearPaddy (MT)Water (BL)Wheat (MT)Water (BL)Maize (MT)Water (BL)Groundnut (MT)Water (BL)Cotton (MT)Water (BL)Sugarcane (MT)Water (BL)
2024110.84443360.098.57142916.55.005375.06.754050.035.59827467.5337.62759645.0
2025112.84451360.0100.52145754.06.887396.05.453270.036.09839092.5357.18803655.0
2026112.90451600.0101.05146522.56.256718.87.504500.037.91881407.5353.53795442.5
2027114.04456160.0101.91147769.56.086536.07.274362.039.03907447.5350.29788152.5
2028114.91459640.0102.40148480.07.147675.57.634578.040.76947670.0336.72757620.0
2029116.01464040.0103.70150365.04.965332.06.573942.042.02976965.0358.21805972.5
2030118.50474000.0105.02152279.06.747245.55.583348.044.341030905.0353.84796140.0

Note(s): MT = million tonnes; BL = billion liters. Water requirements are computed using forecasted yields and water use efficiency values from Table 7 

Source(s): Prepared by the authors

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