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Date : Jul 31, 2026
Table 19 : Area Under Cultivation - Major Commercial Crops
(Lakh Hectares)
Year Oilseeds Sugarcane Tea Coffee Cotton (Lint) Raw Jute & Mesta Tobacco
Groundnut Rapeseed & Mustard Soyabean Total Oilseeds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1969-70 71.3 31.7 - 148.1 27.5 - - 77.3 10.9 4.4
1970-71 73.3 33.2 0.3 166.4 26.2 3.5 1.4 76.1 10.8 4.5
1971-72 75.1 36.1 0.3 172.7 23.9 3.6 1.4 78.0 11.1 4.6
1972-73 69.9 33.2 0.3 157.9 24.5 3.6 1.5 76.8 9.9 4.5
1973-74 70.2 34.6 0.5 169.0 27.5 3.6 1.6 75.7 11.6 4.6
1974-75 70.6 36.8 0.7 173.1 28.9 3.6 1.6 75.6 9.8 3.8
1975-76 72.2 33.4 0.9 169.2 27.6 3.6 1.7 73.5 9.1 3.7
1976-77 70.4 31.3 1.3 164.7 28.7 3.6 1.4 68.9 10.9 4.3
1977-78 70.3 35.8 2.0 171.7 31.5 3.7 1.5 78.7 11.6 5.0
1978-79 74.3 35.4 3.1 177.1 30.9 3.7 1.6 81.2 12.7 4.1
1979-80 71.7 34.7 5.0 169.4 26.1 3.7 1.7 81.3 12.2 4.3
1980-81 68.0 41.1 6.1 176.0 26.7 3.8 1.9 78.2 13.0 4.5
1981-82 74.3 44.0 4.8 189.1 31.9 3.8 1.9 80.6 11.5 4.4
1982-83 72.2 38.3 7.7 177.6 33.6 3.9 2.1 78.7 10.2 5.0
1983-84 75.4 38.7 8.4 186.9 31.1 4.0 2.1 77.2 10.5 4.4
1984-85 71.7 39.9 12.4 189.2 29.5 4.0 2.1 73.8 11.3 4.4
1985-86 71.2 39.8 13.4 190.2 28.5 4.0 2.1 75.3 15.0 4.0
1986-87 69.8 37.2 15.3 186.3 30.8 4.1 2.2 69.5 10.7 3.9
1987-88 68.4 46.2 15.4 201.3 32.8 4.1 2.2 64.6 9.6 3.2
1988-89 85.3 48.3 17.3 219.0 33.3 4.1 2.2 73.4 9.2 3.8
1989-90 87.1 49.7 22.5 228.0 34.4 4.1 2.2 76.9 9.1 4.1
1990-91 83.1 57.8 25.6 241.5 36.9 4.2 2.2 74.4 10.2 4.1
1991-92 86.7 65.5 31.8 258.9 38.4 4.2 2.2 76.6 11.1 4.3
1992-93 81.7 61.9 37.9 252.4 35.7 4.2 2.2 75.4 9.3 4.2
1993-94 83.2 62.9 43.7 269.0 34.2 4.2 2.3 73.2 8.9 3.8
1994-95 78.5 60.1 43.2 253.0 38.7 4.3 2.3 78.7 9.3 3.8
1995-96 75.2 65.5 50.4 259.6 41.5 4.3 2.4 90.4 9.3 3.9
1996-97 76.0 65.5 54.5 263.4 41.7 4.3 2.5 91.2 11.0 4.3
1997-98 70.9 70.4 59.9 261.2 39.3 4.3 2.9 88.7 11.1 4.6
1998-99 74.0 65.1 64.9 262.3 40.5 4.7 3.0 93.4 10.3 5.1
1999-00 68.7 60.3 62.2 242.8 42.2 4.9 3.1 87.1 10.4 4.3
2000-01 65.6 44.8 64.2 227.7 43.2 5.0 3.1 85.3 10.2 2.6
2001-02 62.4 50.7 63.4 226.4 44.1 5.1 3.2 91.3 10.5 3.5
2002-03 59.4 45.4 61.1 214.9 45.2 5.2 3.3 76.7 10.4 3.3
2003-04 59.9 54.3 65.6 236.6 39.3 5.2 3.3 76.0 10.0 3.7
2004-05 66.4 73.2 75.7 275.2 36.6 5.2 3.3 87.9 9.2 3.7
2005-06 67.4 72.8 77.1 278.6 42.0 5.6 3.8 86.8 9.0 3.7
2006-07 56.2 67.9 83.3 265.1 51.5 5.7 3.8 91.4 9.4 3.7
2007-08 62.9 58.3 88.8 266.9 50.6 5.8 3.9 94.1 9.6 3.5
2008-09 61.6 63.0 95.1 275.6 44.2 5.8 3.9 94.1 9.0 3.9
2009-10 54.8 55.9 97.3 259.6 41.8 5.8 4.0 101.3 9.1 4.4
2010-11 58.6 69.0 96.0 272.2 48.8 5.6 4.0 112.4 8.7 4.9
2011-12 52.6 58.9 101.1 263.1 50.4 5.6 4.1 121.8 9.0 4.7
2012-13 47.2 63.6 108.4 264.8 50.0 5.6 4.1 119.8 8.6 4.3
2013-14 55.1 66.5 117.2 280.5 49.9 5.7 4.2 119.6 8.4 4.6
2014-15 47.7 58.0 109.1 256.0 50.7 5.7 4.2 128.2 8.1 4.7
2015-16 46.0 57.5 116.1 260.9 49.3 5.7 4.3 122.9 7.8 4.5
2016-17 53.4 60.7 111.8 261.8 44.4 5.8 4.5 108.3 7.6 4.0
2017-18 48.9 59.8 103.3 245.1 47.4 5.8 4.5 125.9 7.4 4.1
2018-19 47.3 61.2 111.3 247.9 50.6 6.4 4.6 126.1 7.1 4.1
2019-20 48.3 68.6 121.9 271.4 46.0 6.4 4.6 134.8 6.7 4.0
2020-21 60.2 67.0 129.2 288.3 48.5 6.4 4.7 132.9 6.6 3.6
2021-22 57.1 79.9 121.5 289.5 51.8 6.4 4.7 123.7 6.7 3.9
2022-23 49.6 88.5 130.8 302.4 58.9 6.2 4.8 129.3 6.6 3.8
2023-24 47.1 91.8 132.6 301.9 57.4 6.3 4.9 126.9 6.4 4.1
2024-25 57.6 86.6 129.5 304.4 54.5 6.4 4.9 114.8 5.7 4.9
2025-26 58.7 94.3 123.9 308.9 58.8 6.4 4.9 115.3 6.1 -
Notes : 1. Data for 2025-26 are based on Third Advance Estimates.
2. Data for 1969-70 relate to total of five major oilseeds, viz., groundnut, castorseed, sesamum, rapeseed and mustard, and linseed.
3. Oilseed data comprises total for nine oilseeds out of the eleven in all.
4. -: Not Available.
5. Tea and coffee area data is provisional.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India; Tea Board of India; and Coffee Board of India