(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

1950-51

118.75

131.89

20.85

22.56

.

0.69

2.35

1951-52

119.40

133.23

21.05

23.18

.

0.66

.

1952-53

123.44

137.67

21.12

23.30

.

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

23.40

26.95

.

2.24

.

1959-60

132.94

152.82

24.04

27.45

.

3.05

.

1960-61

133.20

152.77

24.66

27.98

.

2.92

8.62

1961-62

135.40

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

26.60

30.70

.

7.73

.

1965-66

136.20

155.28

26.34

30.90

.

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

30.20

36.97

.

19.82

.

1970-71

140.27

165.79

31.10

38.19

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

39.05

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

174.80

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

53.83

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

41.86

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

47.78

62.47

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

50.30

66.76

65.40

121.53

70.79

1993-94

142.34

186.58

51.34

68.25

66.99

123.66

63.65

1994-95

142.96 P

188.05 P

53.00 P

70.65 P

70.93

135.64

61.36

1995-96

142.20 P

187.47 P

53.40 P

71.35 P

72.11

138.77

61.26

1996-97

142.81 P

189.59 P

55.05 P

73.25 P

76.40

143.08

56.11

1997-98

142.08 P

190.57 P

54.98 P

73.01 P

76.00

161.88

52.24

1998-99

142.58 P

193.03 P

56.51 P

77.64 P

78.35

167.98

49.16

1999-00

141.10 P

190.32 P

56.76 P

77.99 P

.

180.70

46.20

2000-01

140.08 P

186.36 P

54.83 P

74.29 P

.

167.02

43.58

2001-02

141.40 P

190.84 P

55.88 P

77.00 P

.

173.60

47.02

2002-03

132.86 P

175.65 P

53.07 P

70.67 P

.

160.94

48.30

2003-04

.

.

.

.

.

167.99

41.00

P : Provisional.
* Data relate to February-January upto 1982-83 and April-March from 1983-84 onwards.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.