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Date : Sep 15, 2014
Table 19 : 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

1956-57

32.28

13.52

42.02

87.82

23.32

111.14

1957-58

32.30

11.73

42.91

86.94

22.54

109.48

1958-59

33.17

12.62

44.66

90.45

24.31

114.76

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

123.86

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

31.05

101.20

22.87

124.07

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

42.41

29.65

24.64

96.70

23.47

120.16

2013-14

43.95

31.19

25.67

100.81

25.23

126.04

Note : Data for 2013-14 are based on Advance Estimates.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.


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