(Area in million hectares)
Year
Net sown area
Gross sown area
Netirrigated 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
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
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
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
185.71
54.84
75.87
167.02
43.58
2001-02
141.42
190.24
55.87
77.94
173.60
47.02
2002-03
132.86P
176.72 P
53.15 P
72.97 P
160.94
48.30
2003-04
140.88P
190.64 P
55.10 P
76.82 P
167.99
41.00
2004-05
183.98
40.67
2005-06
203.40
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.