(Area in million hectares)

Year

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Area under

Consumption

Consumption

Sown

Sown

Irrigated

Irrigated

High Yielding

of Fertilisers

of Pestisides

Area

Area

Area

Area

Varieties

(N+P+K)

(Technical

(lakh tonnes)

Grade

Material)

(‘000 tonnes)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1950-51

118.75

131.89

20.85

22.56

.

.

2.35

1951-52

119.4

133.23

21.05

23.18

.

0.66

.

1952-53

123.44

137.67

21.12

23.3

.

0.66

.

1953-54

126.81

142.48

21.87

24.36

.

1.05

.

1954-55

127.85

144.09

22.09

24.95

.

1.21

.

1955-56

129.16

147.31

22.76

25.64

.

1.31

.

1956-57

130.85

149.49

22.53

25.71

.

1.54

.

1957-58

129.08

145.83

23.16

26.63

.

1.84

.

1958-59

131.83

151.63

23.4

26.95

.

2.24

.

1959-60

132.94

152.82

24.04

27.45

.

3.05

.

1960-61

133.2

152.77

24.66

27.98

.

2.92

8.62

1961-62

135.4

156.21

24.88

28.46

.

3.38

.

1962-63

136.34

156.76

25.66

29.45

.

4.52

.

1963-64

136.48

156.96

25.89

29.71

.

5.43

.

1964-65

138.12

159.23

26.6

30.7

.

7.73

.

1965-66

136.2

155.28

26.34

30.9

.

7.85

.

1966-67

137.23

157.35

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

162.26

30.2

36.97

.

19.82

.

1970-71

140.27

165.79

31.1

38.19

15.37

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

39.05

22.32

27.68

35.16

1973-74

142.42

169.87

32.55

40.28

26.04

28.39

50.43

1974-75

137.17

164.19

33.71

41.74

27.33

25.73

.

1975-76

141.65

171.29

34.59

43.36

31.89

28.94

.

1976-77

139.47

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

174.8

38.06

48.31

40.13

51.17

.

1979-80

138.9

169.59

38.52

49.21

38.38

52.55

.

1980-81

140

172.63

38.72

49.78

43.13

55.16

45

1981-82

141.93

176.75

40.5

51.41

46.49

60.64

47

1982-83

140.22

172.75

40.69

51.83

47.49

63.88

50

1983-84

142.84

179.56

41.95

53.83

53.74

77.1

55

1984-85

140.89

176.33

42.15

54.53

54.14

82.11

56

1985-86

140.9

178.46

41.86

54.28

55.42

84.74

52

1986-87

139.58

176.41

42.57

55.76

56.17

86.45

50

1987-88

134.09

170.74

42.89

56.04

54.1

87.84

66.9

1988-89

141.89

182.28

46.15

61.13

60.11

110.4

75.89

1989-90

142.34

182.27

46.7

61.85

61.17

115.68

72

1990-91

143

185.74

47.78

62.47

65.02

125.46

75

1991-92

141.63

182.24

49.87

65.68

64.73

127.28

72.13

1992-93

142.72

185.7

50.3

66.76

65.4

121.53

70.79

1993-94

142.34

186.58

51.34

68.25

66.64

123.66

63.65

1994-95

142.96

188.05

53

70.65

71.19

135.64

61.36

1995-96

142.2

187.47

53.4

71.35

72.29

138.77

61.26

1996-97

142.81

189.59

55.05

73.25

76.4

143.08

56.11

1997-98

142.08

P

190.57

P

54.98

P

73.01

P

76

161.88

52.24

1998-99

142.6

P

192.62

P

57.03

P

75.55

P

78.35

167.98

49.16

1999-00

.

.

.

.

.

180.7

46.2

2000-01

.

.

.

.

.

167.02

43.58

2001-02

E

.

.

.

.

.

193.06

.

P :  Provisional.

E :  Estimated.

Also see Notes on Table
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.