 Within India, as of 2013-14, Karnataka produces 62.69 percent of the crop followed by Kerala and Assam; all three states together account for 88.59 percent of its production.In the other states of Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, where it is also consumed, the crop is grown in a very small area.In Karnataka, in the Uttara Kannada District the crop is grown extensively

Areca nut is not a native crop of India.