(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 | 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 | 140.73 | 188.01 | 56.94 | 78.37 | - | 173.60 | 47.02 | 2002-03 | 131.94 | 173.89 | 53.90 | 73.06 | - | 160.94 | 48.30 | 2003-04 | 140.71 | 189.66 | 57.06 | 78.04 | - | 167.99 | 41.00 | 2004-05 | 140.64 | 191.10 | 59.23 | 81.08 | - | 183.98 | 40.67 | 2005-06 | 141.16 | 192.74 | 60.84 | 84.28 | - | 203.40 | 39.77 | 2006-07 | 139.82 | 192.38 | 62.74 | 86.75 | - | 216.51 | 41.51 | 2007-08 | 141.02 | 195.22 | 63.19 | 88.06 | - | 225.70 | 44.77 | 2008-09 | 141.90 | 195.33 | 63.64 | 88.90 | - | 249.09 | 43.86 | 2009-10 | 139.17 | 189.19 | 61.95 | 85.09 | - | 264.86 | 41.82 | 2010-11 | 141.56 | 197.68 | 63.67 | 88.94 | - | 281.22 | 55.54 | 2011-12 | 140.98 | 195.80 | 65.71 | 91.79 | - | 277.90 | 52.98 | 2012-13 | 139.94 | 194.25 | 66.29 | 92.25 | - | 255.36 | 45.62 | 2013-14 | 141.43 | 200.95 | 68.12 | 95.77 | - | 244.82 | 60.28 | 2014-15 | 140.13 | 198.36 | 68.38 | 96.46 | - | 255.76 | 56.12 | 2015-16 | - | - | - | - | - | 267.52 | 50.41 | 2016-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2017-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N : Nitrogen, P : Phosphorus, K : Potassium Notes : 1. Data of Net Sown Area, Gross Sown Area, Net Irrigated Area and Gross Irrigated Area for 2008-09 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 & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. | |