(Area in million hectares)

Year

Net

Gross

Net

Gross

Area under

Consumption

Consumption

Sown

Sown

Irrigated

Irrigated

High Yielding

of Fertilisers

of Pesticides

Area

Area

Area

Area

Varieties

(N+P+K)

(Technical

(lakh tonnes)

Grade

Material)

('000 tonnes)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

..

1972-73

137.14

162.15

31.83

39.05

22.32

27.68

..

1973-74

142.42

169.87

32.55

40.28

26.04

28.39

..

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

65.02

125.46

75.00

1991-92

141.63

182.24

49.87

65.68

64.73

127.28

72.13

1992-93

142.72

185.70

50.30

66.76

65.40

121.55

70.79

1993-94

142.42

P

186.60 P

51.34P

68.25 P

66.64

123.66

63.65

1994-95

142.96

P

188.05 P

53.00P

70.65 P

71.19

135.64

61.36

1995-96

142.20

P

187.47 P

53.40P

71.35 P

72.29

138.76

61.26

1996-97

142.82

P

189.54 P

55.14P

73.28 P

76.43

143.08

56.11

1997-98

..

..

..

..

76.00

161.87

52.24

1998-99 E

..

..

..

..

..

167.97

49.16

P Provisional.

E

Estimated.

.. Not Available.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.