Water Requirement of Crop in India -2001
(Millimeters)
Crop	Consumption	Humid	Semi Arid	Arid Tropical
Cereals
Rice	300-950	750	1200	2500
Jowar	350-650	600	950	1300
Maize	400-750	700	1220	1530
Wheat	300-450	400	650	900
Pulses
Peas	370-475	600	920	1220
Soyabean	500-860	680
Fruits
Coconut	-	1200	1800	-
Banana	700-1700	1500	2800	-
Grapes	450-900	700	1220	1830
Mango	-	1200	1750	2500
Guava	-	600	800	1100
Citrus	600-950	-	1220	1830
Dates	900-1300	950	1340	1700
Vegetables
Tomato	290-430	400	630	900
Brinjal	-	650	750	850
Ladyfinger	-	600	700	800
Beans	250-500	450	914	1220
Potatoes	350-625	450	900	1200
Beets	280-430	380	600	600
Cabbage	290-460	400	650	700
Cauliflower	440-540	460	700	800
Melon	760-1040	900	1350	1750
Onion	229-460	360	500	700
Others
Sugarcane	1000-1500	1200	2700	-
Sugar beat	450-850	-	1220	1830
Sisal	350-450	400	450	500
Cotton	550-950	760	1220	1830
Coffee	800-1200	1000	-	-
Tobacco	-	400	600	-
Pastures	-	680	910	1220
Source :  Ministry of Agricultural Govt. of India.