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Date : Sep 16, 2016
Table 20 : Area Under Cultivation - Foodgrains
(Million hectares)
Year Cereals Pulses Total Foodgrains (5+6)
Rice Wheat Coarse Cereals Total (2+3+4)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1959-60 33.82 13.38 43.79 90.99 24.83 115.82
1960-61 34.13 12.93 44.96 92.02 23.56 115.58
1961-62 34.69 13.57 44.73 92.99 24.24 117.23
1962-63 35.69 13.59 44.29 93.57 24.27 117.84
1963-64 35.81 13.50 43.93 93.24 24.18 117.42
1964-65 36.46 13.42 44.35 94.23 23.88 118.11
1965-66 35.47 12.57 44.34 92.38 22.72 115.10
1966-67 35.25 12.84 45.09 93.18 22.12 115.30
1967-68 36.44 14.99 47.34 98.77 22.65 121.42
1968-69 36.97 15.96 46.24 99.17 21.26 120.43
1969-70 37.68 16.63 47.24 101.55 22.02 123.57
1970-71 37.59 18.24 45.95 101.78 22.54 124.32
1971-72 37.76 19.14 43.57 100.47 22.15 122.62
1972-73 36.69 19.46 42.21 98.36 20.92 119.28
1973-74 38.29 18.58 46.24 103.11 23.43 126.54
1974-75 37.89 18.01 43.15 99.05 22.03 121.08
1975-76 39.48 20.45 43.80 103.73 24.45 128.18
1976-77 38.51 20.92 41.94 101.37 22.98 124.35
1977-78 40.28 21.46 42.28 104.02 23.50 127.52
1978-79 40.48 22.64 42.23 105.35 23.66 129.01
1979-80 39.42 22.17 41.36 102.95 22.26 125.21
1980-81 40.15 22.28 41.78 104.21 22.46 126.67
1981-82 40.71 22.14 42.45 105.30 23.84 129.14
1982-83 38.26 23.57 40.43 102.26 22.83 125.09
1983-84 41.24 24.67 41.71 107.62 23.54 131.16
1984-85 41.16 23.56 39.21 103.93 22.74 126.67
1985-86 41.14 23.00 39.47 103.61 24.42 128.03
1986-87 41.17 23.13 39.74 104.04 23.16 127.20
1987-88 38.81 23.06 36.55 98.42 21.27 119.69
1988-89 41.73 24.11 38.68 104.52 23.15 127.67
1989-90 42.17 23.50 37.69 103.36 23.41 126.77
1990-91 42.69 24.17 36.32 103.18 24.66 127.84
1991-92 42.65 23.26 33.42 99.33 22.54 121.87
1992-93 41.78 24.59 34.42 100.79 22.36 123.15
1993-94 42.54 25.15 32.82 100.51 22.25 122.76
1994-95 42.81 25.70 32.17 100.68 23.03 123.71
1995-96 42.84 25.01 30.88 98.73 22.28 121.01
1996-97 43.43 25.89 31.81 101.13 22.45 123.58
1997-98 43.45 26.70 30.83 100.98 22.87 123.85
1998-99 44.80 27.52 29.34 101.66 23.50 125.16
1999-00 45.16 27.49 29.34 101.99 21.12 123.11
2000-01 44.71 25.73 30.26 100.70 20.35 121.05
2001-02 44.90 26.34 29.52 100.76 22.01 122.77
2002-03 41.18 25.20 26.99 93.37 20.50 113.87
2003-04 42.59 26.60 30.80 99.99 23.46 123.45
2004-05 41.91 26.38 29.03 97.32 22.76 120.08
2005-06 43.66 26.48 29.06 99.20 22.39 121.60
2006-07 43.81 27.99 28.71 100.51 23.19 123.70
2007-08 43.91 28.04 28.48 100.43 23.63 124.06
2008-09 45.54 27.75 27.45 100.74 22.09 122.83
2009-10 41.92 28.46 27.68 98.06 23.28 121.33
2010-11 42.86 29.07 28.34 100.27 26.40 126.67
2011-12 44.01 29.86 26.42 100.29 24.46 124.75
2012-13 42.75 30.00 24.76 97.51 23.26 120.70
2013-14 43.95 31.19 25.67 100.81 25.23 126.04
2014-15 43.86 30.97 24.15 98.98 23.10 122.07
2015-16 43.39 30.23 23.78 97.40 25.26 122.65
Note : Data for 2015-16 are based on Fourth Advance Estimates.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

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