(Million hectares)

Year

Cereals

Pulses

Total

Rice

Wheat

Coarse

Total

Food- grains

Cereals

(2+3+4)

(5+6)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1970-71

37.59

18.24

45.95

101.78

22.53

124.32

1971-72

37.76

19.14

43.58

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

22.02

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

124.36

1977-78

40.28

21.46

42.27

104.02

23.50

127.52

1978-79

40.48

22.64

42.23

105.35

23.66

129.01

1979-80

39.41

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

42.44

105.30

23.84

129.14

1982-83

38.26

23.57

40.43

102.26

22.83

125.10

1983-84

41.24

24.67

41.71

107.62

23.54

131.16

1984-85

41.16

23.57

39.21

103.94

22.74

126.67

1985-86

41.14

23.00

39.47

103.61

24.42

128.02

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

119.70

1988-89

41.74

24.11

38.68

104.53

23.15

127.67

1989-90

42.17

23.50

37.69

103.36

23.42

126.79

1990-91

42.69

24.17

36.32

103.17

24.66

127.84

1991-92

42.65

23.26

33.42

99.33

22.54

121.87

1992-93

41.78

24.59

34.43

100.79

22.36

123.15

1993-94

42.54

25.15

32.82

100.50

22.25

122.75

1994-95

42.81

25.70

32.32

100.83

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

30.83

100.98

22.87

123.85

1998-99

44.60

27.40

29.54

101.54

23.82

125.36

1999-00 A

44.92

27.42

29.16

101.50

21.36

122.86

A Advance Estimates.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.