(Million hectares)
Year
Cereals
Pulses
Total
Rice
Wheat
Coarse
Food-
(2+3+4)
grains
(5+6)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1970-71
37.59
18.24
45.95
101.78
22.53
124.32
1971-72
37.76
19.14
43.58
100.47
22.15
122.62
1972-73
36.69
19.46
42.21
98.36
20.92
119.28
1973-74
38.29
18.58
46.24
103.11
23.43
126.54
1974-75
37.89
18.01
43.15
99.05
22.02
121.08
1975-76
39.48
20.45
43.80
103.73
24.45
128.18
1976-77
38.51
41.94
101.37
22.98
124.36
1977-78
40.28
21.46
42.27
104.02
23.50
127.52
1978-79
40.48
22.64
42.23
105.35
23.66
129.01
1979-80
39.41
22.17
41.36
102.95
22.26
125.21
1980-81
40.15
22.28
41.78
104.21
22.46
126.67
1981-82
40.71
22.14
42.44
105.30
23.84
129.14
1982-83
38.26
23.57
40.43
102.26
22.83
125.10
1983-84
41.24
24.67
41.71
107.62
23.54
131.16
1984-85
41.16
39.21
103.94
22.74
1985-86
41.14
23.00
39.47
103.61
24.42
128.02
1986-87
41.17
23.13
39.74
104.04
23.16
127.20
1987-88
38.81
23.06
36.55
98.42
21.27
119.70
1988-89
41.74
24.11
38.68
104.53
23.15
127.67
1989-90
42.17
37.69
103.36
23.42
126.79
1990-91
42.69
24.17
36.32
103.17
24.66
127.84
1991-92
42.65
23.26
33.42
99.33
22.54
121.87
1992-93
24.59
34.43
100.79
22.36
123.15
1993-94
42.54
25.15
32.82
100.50
22.25
122.75
1994-95
42.81
25.70
32.32
100.83
23.03
123.86
1995-96
42.84
25.01
30.88
98.73
121.01
1996-97
43.43
25.89
31.81
101.13
22.45
123.58
1997-98
43.45
26.70
30.83
100.98
22.87
123.85
1998-99
49.23
27.52
29.34
106.10
23.49
129.58
1999-00
44.97
27.43
29.46
101.87
21.19
123.06
2000-01AE
44.79
24.95
30.02
99.77
20.00
119.77
AE : Advance Estimates.Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.