(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 |
137.67 |
21.12 |
23.30 |
. |
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 |
25.66 |
29.45 |
. |
4.52 |
. |
1963-64 |
136.48 |
156.96 |
25.89 |
29.71 |
. |
5.43 |
. |
1964-65 |
138.12 |
159.23 |
26.60 |
30.70 |
. |
7.73 |
. |
1965-66 |
136.20 |
155.28 |
26.34 |
30.90 |
. |
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 |
30.20 |
36.97 |
. |
19.82 |
. |
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 |
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 |
174.80 |
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 |
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 |
47.78 |
62.47 |
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 |
50.30 |
66.76 |
65.40 |
121.53 |
70.79 |
1993-94 |
142.34 |
186.58 |
51.34 |
68.25 |
66.99 |
123.66 |
63.65 |
1994-95 |
142.96 P |
188.05 P |
53.00 P |
70.65 P |
70.93 |
135.64 |
61.36 |
1995-96 |
142.20 P |
187.47 P |
53.40 P |
71.35 P |
72.11 |
138.77 |
61.26 |
1996-97 |
142.81 P |
189.59 P |
55.05 P |
73.25 P |
76.40 |
143.08 |
56.11 |
1997-98 |
142.08 P |
190.57 P |
54.98 P |
73.01 P |
76.00 |
161.88 |
52.24 |
1998-99 |
142.58 P |
193.03 P |
56.51 P |
77.64 P |
78.35 |
167.98 |
49.16 |
1999-00 |
141.10 P |
190.32 P |
56.76 P |
77.99 P |
. |
180.70 |
46.20 |
2000-01 |
140.08 P |
186.36 P |
54.83 P |
74.29 P |
. |
167.02 |
43.58 |
2001-02 |
141.40 P |
190.84 P |
55.88 P |
77.00 P |
. |
173.60 |
47.02 |
2002-03 |
132.86 P |
175.65 P |
53.07 P |
70.67 P |
. |
160.94 |
48.30 |
2003-04 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
167.99 |
41.00 |
P : Provisional.
* Data relate to February-January upto 1982-83 and April-March from 1983-84 onwards.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. |