(Area in million hectares)
Year
Net
Gross
Area under
Consumption
Sown
Irrigated
High Yielding
of Fertilisers
of Pestisides
Area
Varieties
(N+P+K)
(Technical
(lakh tonnes)
Grade
Material)
(‘000 tonnes)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1950-51
118.75
131.89
20.85
22.56
.
2.35
1951-52
119.4
133.23
21.05
23.18
0.66
1952-53
123.44
137.67
21.12
23.3
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
23.4
26.95
2.24
1959-60
132.94
152.82
24.04
27.45
3.05
1960-61
133.2
152.77
24.66
27.98
2.92
8.62
1961-62
135.4
156.21
24.88
28.46
3.38
1962-63
136.34
156.76
25.66
29.45
4.52
1963-64
136.48
156.96
25.89
29.71
5.43
1964-65
138.12
159.23
26.6
30.7
7.73
1965-66
136.2
155.28
26.34
30.9
7.85
1966-67
137.23
157.35
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
162.26
30.2
36.97
19.82
1970-71
140.27
165.79
31.1
38.19
15.37
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
39.05
22.32
27.68
35.16
1973-74
142.42
169.87
32.55
40.28
26.04
28.39
50.43
1974-75
137.17
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
174.8
38.06
48.31
40.13
51.17
1979-80
138.9
169.59
38.52
49.21
38.38
52.55
1980-81
140
172.63
38.72
49.78
43.13
55.16
45
1981-82
141.93
176.75
40.5
51.41
46.49
60.64
47
1982-83
140.22
172.75
40.69
51.83
47.49
63.88
50
1983-84
142.84
179.56
41.95
53.83
53.74
77.1
55
1984-85
140.89
176.33
42.15
54.53
54.14
82.11
56
1985-86
140.9
178.46
41.86
54.28
55.42
84.74
52
1986-87
139.58
176.41
42.57
55.76
56.17
86.45
1987-88
134.09
170.74
42.89
56.04
54.1
87.84
66.9
1988-89
141.89
182.28
46.15
61.13
60.11
110.4
75.89
1989-90
142.34
182.27
46.7
61.85
61.17
115.68
72
1990-91
143
185.74
47.78
62.47
65.02
125.46
75
1991-92
141.63
182.24
49.87
65.68
64.73
127.28
72.13
1992-93
142.72
185.7
50.3
66.76
65.4
121.53
70.79
1993-94
186.58
51.34
68.25
66.64
123.66
63.65
1994-95
142.96
188.05
53
70.65
71.19
135.64
61.36
1995-96
142.2
187.47
53.4
71.35
72.29
61.26
1996-97
142.81
189.59
55.05
73.25
76.4
143.08
56.11
1997-98
142.08
P
190.57
54.98
73.01
76
161.88
52.24
1998-99
142.6
192.62
57.03
75.55
78.35
167.98
49.16
1999-00
180.7
46.2
2000-01
167.02
43.58
2001-02
E
193.06
P : Provisional.
E : Estimated.
Also see Notes on TableSource : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.