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Date : Oct 08, 2008
Table 24 : Pattern of Land Use and Select Inputs for Agricultural Production

(Area in million hectares)

Year

Net
Sown
Area

Gross
Sown
Area

Net
Irrigated
Area

Gross
Irrigated
Area

Area under
High Yielding
Varieties

Consumption
of Fertilisers $
(N+P+K)*
(lakh
tonnes)

Consumption
of Pesticides
(Technical
grade
material)
(‘000 tonnes)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950-51

118.75

131.89

20.85

22.56

.

0.69

2.35

1951-52

119.40

133.23

21.05

23.18

.

0.66

.

1952-53

123.44

137.68

21.12

23.31

.

0.66

.

1953-54

126.81

142.48

21.87

24.36

.

1.05

.

1954-55

127.85

144.09

22.09

24.95

.

1.21

.

1955-56

129.16

147.31

22.76

25.64

.

1.31

.

1956-57

130.85

149.49

22.53

25.71

.

1.54

.

1957-58

129.08

145.83

23.16

26.63

.

1.84

.

1958-59

131.83

151.63

23.40

26.95

.

2.24

.

1959-60

132.94

152.82

24.04

27.45

.

3.05

.

1960-61

133.20

152.77

24.66

27.98

.

2.92

8.62

1961-62

135.40

156.21

24.88

28.46

.

3.38

.

1962-63

136.34

156.76

25.67

29.45

.

4.52

.

1963-64

136.48

156.96

25.89

29.71

.

5.43

.

1964-65

138.12

159.23

26.60

30.71

.

7.73

.

1965-66

136.20

155.28

26.34

30.90

.

7.85

.

1966-67

137.23

157.36

26.91

32.68

.

11.01

.

1967-68

139.88

163.74

27.19

33.21

.

15.39

.

1968-69

137.31

159.53

29.01

35.48

.

17.61

.

1969-70

138.77

162.27

30.20

36.97

.

19.82

.

1970-71

140.27

165.79

31.10

38.20

15.38

21.77

24.32

1971-72

139.72

165.19

31.55

38.43

18.17

26.57

29.54

1972-73

137.14

162.15

31.83

39.06

22.32

27.68

35.16

1973-74

142.42

169.87

32.55

40.28

26.04

28.39

50.43

1974-75

137.79

164.19

33.71

41.74

27.33

25.73

.

1975-76

141.65

171.30

34.59

43.36

31.89

28.94

.

1976-77

139.48

167.33

35.15

43.55

33.56

34.11

.

1977-78

141.95

172.23

36.55

46.08

38.93

42.86

.

1978-79

142.98

174.80

38.06

48.31

40.13

51.17

.

1979-80

138.90

169.59

38.52

49.21

38.38

52.55

.

1980-81

140.00

172.63

38.72

49.78

43.08

55.16

45.00

1981-82

141.93

176.75

40.50

51.41

46.49

60.64

47.00

1982-83

140.22

172.75

40.69

51.83

47.49

63.88

50.00

1983-84

142.84

179.56

41.95

53.82

53.74

77.10

55.00

1984-85

140.89

176.33

42.15

54.53

54.14

82.11

56.00

1985-86

140.90

178.46

41.87

54.28

55.42

84.74

52.00

1986-87

139.58

176.41

42.57

55.76

56.17

86.45

50.00

1987-88

134.09

170.74

42.89

56.04

54.10

87.84

66.90

1988-89

141.89

182.28

46.15

61.13

60.11

110.40

75.89

1989-90

142.34

182.27

46.70

61.85

61.17

115.68

72.00

1990-91

143.00

185.74

48.02

63.20

64.98

125.46

75.00

1991-92

141.63

182.24

49.87

65.68

64.71

127.28

72.13

1992-93

142.72

185.70

50.29

66.76

65.40

121.55

70.79

1993-94

142.34

186.58

51.34

68.26

66.99

123.66

63.65

1994-95

142.96

188.05

53.00

70.65

70.93

135.64

61.36

1995-96

142.20

187.47

53.40

71.35

72.11

138.76

61.26

1996-97

142.81

189.59

55.05

73.25

76.40

143.08

56.11

1997-98

142.08

190.57

54.99

73.00

76.00

161.88

52.24

1998-99

142.58

193.03

57.08

75.95

78.35

167.98

49.16

1999-00

140.96

189.44

57.11

78.81

.

180.70

46.20

2000-01

141.16

185.70

54.84

75.82

.

167.02

43.58

2001-02

141.42 P

189.75 P

56.30 P

78.07 P

.

173.60

47.02

2002-03

132.66 P

175.66 P

53.88 P

72.89 P

.

160.94

48.30

2003-04

140.95 P

190.37 P

56.00 P

77.11 P

.

167.99

41.00

2004-05

141.32 P

190.91 P

58.54 P

79.51 P

.

183.98

40.67

2005-06

.

.

.

.

.

203.40

.

2006-07

.

.

.

.

.

220.45

.

P : Provisional.
$ : Data relate to February-January up to 1982-83 and April-March from 1983-84 onwards.
* : N : Nitrogen, P : Phosphorus, K : Potassium.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.