(Area in lakh 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 | 1364.8 | 1569.6 | 258.9 | 297.1 | - | 5.4 | - | 1964-65 | 1381.2 | 1592.3 | 266.0 | 307.1 | - | 7.7 | - | 1965-66 | 1362.0 | 1552.8 | 263.4 | 309.0 | - | 7.9 | - | 1966-67 | 1372.3 | 1573.6 | 269.1 | 326.8 | - | 11.0 | - | 1967-68 | 1398.8 | 1637.4 | 271.9 | 332.1 | - | 15.4 | - | 1968-69 | 1373.1 | 1595.3 | 290.1 | 354.8 | - | 17.6 | - | 1969-70 | 1387.7 | 1622.7 | 302.0 | 369.7 | - | 19.8 | - | 1970-71 | 1402.7 | 1657.9 | 311.0 | 382.0 | 153.8 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 1971-72 | 1397.2 | 1651.9 | 315.5 | 384.3 | 181.7 | 26.6 | 29.5 | 1972-73 | 1371.4 | 1621.5 | 318.3 | 390.6 | 223.2 | 27.7 | 35.2 | 1973-74 | 1424.2 | 1698.7 | 325.5 | 402.8 | 260.4 | 28.4 | 50.4 | 1974-75 | 1377.9 | 1641.9 | 337.1 | 417.4 | 273.3 | 25.7 | - | 1975-76 | 1416.5 | 1713.0 | 345.9 | 433.6 | 318.9 | 28.9 | - | 1976-77 | 1394.8 | 1673.3 | 351.5 | 435.5 | 335.6 | 34.1 | - | 1977-78 | 1419.5 | 1722.3 | 365.5 | 460.8 | 389.3 | 42.9 | - | 1978-79 | 1429.8 | 1748.0 | 380.6 | 483.1 | 401.3 | 51.2 | - | 1979-80 | 1389.0 | 1695.9 | 385.2 | 492.1 | 383.8 | 52.6 | - | 1980-81 | 1400.0 | 1726.3 | 387.2 | 497.8 | 430.8 | 55.2 | 45.0 | 1981-82 | 1419.3 | 1767.5 | 405.0 | 514.1 | 464.9 | 60.6 | 47.0 | 1982-83 | 1402.2 | 1727.5 | 406.9 | 518.3 | 474.9 | 63.9 | 50.0 | 1983-84 | 1428.4 | 1795.6 | 419.5 | 538.2 | 537.4 | 77.1 | 55.0 | 1984-85 | 1408.9 | 1763.3 | 421.5 | 545.3 | 541.4 | 82.1 | 56.0 | 1985-86 | 1409.0 | 1784.6 | 418.7 | 542.8 | 554.2 | 84.7 | 52.0 | 1986-87 | 1395.8 | 1764.1 | 425.7 | 557.6 | 561.7 | 86.5 | 50.0 | 1987-88 | 1340.9 | 1707.4 | 428.9 | 560.4 | 541.0 | 87.8 | 66.9 | 1988-89 | 1418.9 | 1822.8 | 461.5 | 611.3 | 601.1 | 110.4 | 75.9 | 1989-90 | 1423.4 | 1822.7 | 467.0 | 618.5 | 611.7 | 115.7 | 72.0 | 1990-91 | 1430.0 | 1857.4 | 480.2 | 632.0 | 649.8 | 125.5 | 75.0 | 1991-92 | 1416.3 | 1822.4 | 498.7 | 656.8 | 647.1 | 127.3 | 72.1 | 1992-93 | 1427.2 | 1857.0 | 502.9 | 667.6 | 654.0 | 121.6 | 70.8 | 1993-94 | 1423.4 | 1865.8 | 513.4 | 682.6 | 669.9 | 123.7 | 63.7 | 1994-95 | 1429.6 | 1880.5 | 530.0 | 706.5 | 709.3 | 135.6 | 61.4 | 1995-96 | 1422.0 | 1874.7 | 534.0 | 713.5 | 721.1 | 138.8 | 61.3 | 1996-97 | 1429.3 | 1895.0 | 551.1 | 760.3 | 764.0 | 143.1 | 56.1 | 1997-98 | 1419.5 | 1899.9 | 552.1 | 756.7 | 760.0 | 161.9 | 52.2 | 1998-99 | 1427.5 | 1916.5 | 574.4 | 786.7 | 783.5 | 168.0 | 49.2 | 1999-00 | 1410.6 | 1884.0 | 575.3 | 792.2 | - | 180.7 | 46.2 | 2000-01 | 1413.4 | 1853.4 | 552.0 | 761.9 | - | 167.0 | 43.6 | 2001-02 | 1407.3 | 1880.1 | 569.4 | 783.7 | - | 173.6 | 47.0 | 2002-03 | 1319.4 | 1738.9 | 539.0 | 730.6 | - | 160.9 | 48.3 | 2003-04 | 1407.1 | 1896.6 | 570.6 | 780.4 | - | 168.0 | 41.0 | 2004-05 | 1406.4 | 1911.0 | 592.3 | 810.8 | - | 184.0 | 40.7 | 2005-06 | 1411.6 | 1927.4 | 608.4 | 842.8 | - | 203.4 | 39.8 | 2006-07 | 1398.2 | 1923.8 | 627.4 | 867.5 | - | 216.5 | 41.5 | 2007-08 | 1410.2 | 1952.2 | 631.9 | 880.6 | - | 225.7 | 44.8 | 2008-09 | 1419.0 | 1953.3 | 636.4 | 889.0 | - | 249.1 | 43.9 | 2009-10 | 1391.7 | 1891.9 | 619.5 | 850.9 | - | 264.9 | 41.8 | 2010-11 | 1415.6 | 1976.8 | 636.7 | 889.4 | - | 281.2 | 55.5 | 2011-12 | 1409.8 | 1958.0 | 657.1 | 917.9 | - | 277.9 | 53.0 | 2012-13 | 1399.4 | 1942.5 | 662.8 | 922.5 | - | 255.4 | 45.6 | 2013-14 | 1414.3 | 2009.5 | 681.2 | 957.7 | - | 244.8 | 60.3 | 2014-15 | 1401.3 | 1983.6 | 683.8 | 964.6 | - | 255.8 | 56.1 | 2015-16 | 1395.1 | 1970.5 | 673.0 | 966.2 | - | 267.5 | 54.1 | 2016-17 | 1394.2 | 2002.0 | 686.5 | 981.5 | - | 259.5 | 52.8 | 2017-18 | 1391.8 | 1999.9 | 694.8 | 1000.8 | - | - | - | N : Nitrogen, P : Phosphorus, K : Potassium Notes : 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 & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. | |