(Area in million hectares)
Year
Net
Gross
Area under
Consumption
Sown
Irrigated
High Yielding
of Fertilisers
of Pesticides
Area
Varieties
(N+P+K)
(Technical
(lakh tonnes)
Grade
Material)
('000 tonnes)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1970-71
140.27
165.79
31.10
38.19
15.38
21.77
24.32
1971-72
139.72
165.19
31.55
38.43
18.17
26.57
..
1972-73
137.14
162.15
31.83
39.05
22.32
27.68
1973-74
142.42
169.87
32.55
40.28
26.04
28.39
1974-75
137.17
164.19
33.71
41.74
27.33
25.73
1975-76
141.65
171.29
34.59
43.36
31.89
28.94
1976-77
139.47
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
53.83
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
41.86
54.28
55.42
84.74
52.00
1986-87
139.58
176.41
42.57
55.76
56.17
86.45
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
47.78
62.47
65.02
125.46
75.00
1991-92
141.63
182.24
49.87
65.68
64.73
127.28
72.13
1992-93
142.72
185.70
50.30
66.76
65.40
121.55
70.79
1993-94
P
186.60 P
51.34P
68.25 P
66.64
123.66
63.65
1994-95
142.96
188.05 P
53.00P
70.65 P
71.19
135.64
61.36
1995-96
142.20
187.47 P
53.40P
71.35 P
72.29
138.76
61.26
1996-97
142.82
189.54 P
55.14P
73.28 P
76.43
143.08
56.11
1997-98
76.00
161.87
52.24
1998-99 E
167.97
49.16
P Provisional.
E
Estimated.
.. Not Available.
Source: