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Date : Sep 16, 2013
Table 24 : Pattern of Land Use and Select Inputs for Agricultural Production

(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

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

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

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

142.34

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

142.93

189.50

55.11

76.03

76.40

143.08

56.11

1997-98

141.95

189.99

55.21

75.67

76.00

161.88

52.24

1998-99

142.75

191.65

57.44

78.67

78.35

167.98

49.16

1999-00

141.06

188.40

57.53

79.22

-

180.70

46.20

2000-01

141.34

185.34

55.20

76.19

-

167.02

43.58

2001-02

140.70

188.29

56.92

78.42

-

173.60

47.02

2002-03

132.05

174.11

53.88

73.09

-

160.94

48.30

2003-04

140.71

189.67

57.05

78.04

-

167.99

41.00

2004-05

140.64

191.12

59.22

81.08

-

183.98

40.67

2005-06

141.16

192.76

60.83

84.28

-

203.40

39.77

2006-07

139.85

192.41

62.74

86.76

-

216.51

41.51

2007-08

141.38

195.14

63.29

87.98

-

225.70

44.77

2008-09

141.93

195.36

63.74

88.87

-

249.09

43.86

2009-10

140.02

192.20

63.26

86.42

-

264.86

-

2010-11

-

-

-

-

-

281.22

-

2011-12

-

-

-

-

-

277.40

-

N : Nitrogen, P : Phosphorus, K : Potassium
Note : 1. Data of Net Sown Area, Gross Sown Area, Net Irrigated Area and Gross Irrigated Area for 2003-04 onwards are provisional.
2. Consumption of Fertilizer data relate to February-January upto 1982-83 and April-March from 1983-84 onwards.
3. -: Not Available.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.


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