Table 20 : Area Under Cultivation - Foodgrains

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Table 20 : Area Under Cultivation - Foodgrains

(Million hectares)
Year	Cereals				Pulses	Total Foodgrains (5+6)
Year	Rice	Wheat	Coarse Cereals	Total (2+3+4)	Pulses	Total Foodgrains (5+6)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1960-61	34.13	12.93	44.96	92.02	23.56	115.58
1961-62	34.69	13.57	44.73	92.99	24.24	117.23
1962-63	35.69	13.59	44.29	93.57	24.27	117.84
1963-64	35.81	13.50	43.93	93.24	24.18	117.42
1964-65	36.46	13.42	44.35	94.23	23.88	118.11
1965-66	35.47	12.57	44.34	92.38	22.72	115.10
1966-67	35.25	12.84	45.09	93.18	22.12	115.30
1967-68	36.44	14.99	47.34	98.77	22.65	121.42
1968-69	36.97	15.96	46.24	99.17	21.26	120.43
1969-70	37.68	16.63	47.24	101.55	22.02	123.57
1970-71	37.59	18.24	45.95	101.78	22.54	124.32
1971-72	37.76	19.14	43.57	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	22.03	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	124.35
1977-78	40.28	21.46	42.28	104.02	23.50	127.52
1978-79	40.48	22.64	42.23	105.35	23.66	129.01
1979-80	39.42	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	42.45	105.30	23.84	129.14
1982-83	38.26	23.57	40.43	102.26	22.83	125.09
1983-84	41.24	24.67	41.71	107.62	23.54	131.16
1984-85	41.16	23.56	39.21	103.93	22.74	126.67
1985-86	41.14	23.00	39.47	103.61	24.42	128.03
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	119.69
1988-89	41.73	24.11	38.68	104.52	23.15	127.67
1989-90	42.17	23.50	37.69	103.36	23.41	126.77
1990-91	42.69	24.17	36.32	103.18	24.66	127.84
1991-92	42.65	23.26	33.42	99.33	22.54	121.87
1992-93	41.78	24.59	34.42	100.79	22.36	123.15
1993-94	42.54	25.15	32.82	100.51	22.25	122.76
1994-95	42.81	25.70	32.17	100.68	23.03	123.71
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	44.80	27.52	29.34	101.66	23.50	125.16
1999-00	45.16	27.49	29.34	101.99	21.12	123.11
2000-01	44.71	25.73	30.26	100.70	20.35	121.05
2001-02	44.90	26.34	29.52	100.76	22.01	122.77
2002-03	41.18	25.20	26.99	93.37	20.50	113.87
2003-04	42.59	26.60	30.80	99.99	23.46	123.45
2004-05	41.91	26.38	29.03	97.32	22.76	120.08
2005-06	43.66	26.48	29.06	99.20	22.39	121.60
2006-07	43.81	27.99	28.71	100.51	23.19	123.70
2007-08	43.91	28.04	28.48	100.43	23.63	124.06
2008-09	45.54	27.75	27.45	100.74	22.09	122.83
2009-10	41.92	28.46	27.68	98.06	23.28	121.33
2010-11	42.86	29.07	28.34	100.27	26.40	126.67
2011-12	44.01	29.86	26.42	100.29	24.46	124.75
2012-13	42.75	30.00	24.76	97.51	23.26	120.70
2013-14	43.95	31.19	25.67	100.81	25.23	126.04
2014-15	43.86	30.97	24.15	98.98	23.10	122.00
2015-16	43.49	30.41	24.39	98.29	24.91	123.21
2016-17	43.19	30.59	24.77	98.55	29.46	128.02
Note : Data for 2016-17 are based on Fourth Advance Estimates. Source : Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India.