| IRRIGATED AREA UNDER CROPS - ALL INDIA | |||||||||||||||
| (Thousand Hectares) | |||||||||||||||
| YEAR | RICE | JOWER | BAJRA | MAIZE | RAGI | WHEAT | BARLEY | OTHER | TOTAL | GRAM | ARHAR | OTHER | TOTAL | TOTAL | |
| CEREALS | CEREALS | PULSES | PULSES | FOOD- | |||||||||||
| & | & | GRAINS | |||||||||||||
| MILLETS | MILLETS | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | |
| 1950-51 | 9844 | 463 | 336 | 369 | 333 | 3402 | 1383 | 248 | 16378 | 974 | 11 | 954 | 1939 | 18317 | |
| 1951-52 | 9650 | 552 | 385 | 564 | 363 | 3442 | 1491 | 151 | 16598 | 1053 | 13 | 899 | 1965 | 18563 | |
| 1952-53 | 9687 | 551 | 383 | 522 | 408 | 3692 | 1631 | 131 | 17005 | 1079 | 16 | 935 | 2030 | 19035 | |
| 1953-54 | 10476 | 553 | 396 | 446 | 452 | 3885 | 1651 | 130 | 17989 | 1135 | 15 | 882 | 2032 | 20021 | |
| 1954-55 | 10551 | 569 | 416 | 573 | 419 | 3970 | 1488 | 129 | 18115 | 1186 | 13 | 818 | 2025(8) | 20140 | |
| 1955-56 | 11035 | 625 | 395 | 448 | 388 | 4150 | 1460 | 142 | 18643 | 1191 | 10 | 774 | 1983(8) | 20626 | |
| 1956-57 | 11473 | 566 | 346 | 503 | 375 | 4002 | 1322 | 124 | 18711 | 1051 | 8 | 683 | 1742 | 20453 | |
| 1957-58 | 11747 | 611 | 329 | 555 | 385 | 3918 | 1388 | 163 | 19096 | 1132 | 12 | 923 | 2067 | 21163 | |
| 1958-59 | 12045 | 621 | 344 | 446 | 433 | 4016 | 1374 | 118 | 19397 | 1207 | 13 | 843 | 2063 | 21460 | |
| 1959-60 | 12146 | 640 | 299 | 432 | 417 | 4262 | 1396 | 125 | 19717 | 1278 | 13 | 836 | 2127 | 21844 | |
| 1960-61 | 12523 | 655 | 320 | 556 | 412 | 4233 | 1334 | 133 | 20166 | 1107 | 12 | 780 | 1899 | 22065 | |
| 1961-62 | 12985 | 672 | 292 | 426 | 362 | 4326 | 1321 | 93 | 20477 | 1168 | 12 | 791 | 1971 | 22448 | |
| 1962-63 | 13361 | 683 | 294 | 532 | 350 | 4593 | 1309 | 97 | 21219 | 1261 | 10 | 900 | 2171 | 23390 | |
| 1963-64 | 13254 | 720 | 254 | 523 | 344 | 4724 | 1269 | 97 | 21185 | 1277 | 10 | 868 | 2155 | 23340 | |
| 1964-65 | 13556 | 680 | 276 | 558 | 348 | 4945 | 1260 | 108 | 21731 | 1406 | 14 | 792 | 2212 | 23943 | |
| 1965-66 | 12909 | 714 | 330 | 773 | 348 | 5401 | 1316 | 97 | 21888 | 1309 | 10 | 825 | 2144 | 24032 | |
| 1966-67 | 13305 | 716 | 399 | 801 | 376 | 6128 | 1512 | 131 | 23368 | 1498 | 18 | 880 | 2396 | 25764 | |
| 1967-68 | 13923 | 706 | 380 | 667 | 390 | 6471 | 1504 | 123 | 24164 | 1248 | 12 | 743 | 2003 | 26167 | |
| 1968-69 | 13780 | 785 | 509 | 1092 | 392 | 7782 | 1485 | 137 | 25962 | 1265 | 14 | 857 | 2136 | 28098 | |
| 1969-70 | 14199 | 690 | 528 | 1042 | 350 | 8582 | 1409 | 122 | 26922 | 1322 | 9 | 827 | 2158 | 29080 | |
| 1970-71 | 14339 | 614 | 533 | 929 | 319 | 9924 | 1328 | 107 | 28093 | 1222 | 7 | 795 | 2024 | 30117 | |
| 1971-72 | 14082 | 732 | 437 | 800 | 386 | 10404 | 1202 | 66 | 28109 | 1191 | 7 | 774 | 1972 | 30081 | |
| 1972-73 | 14417 | 545 | 559 | 1090 | 335 | 10766 | 1196 | 91 | 28999 | 1093 | 9 | 661 | 1763 | 30762 | |
| 1973-74 | 14668 | 677 | 592 | 881 | 310 | 10756 | 1363 | 59 | 29306 | 1219 | 10 | 638 | 1867 | 31173 | |
| 1974-75 | 14673 | 749 | 635 | 1220 | 359 | 11081 | 1654 | 111 | 30482 | 1235 | 12 | 576 | 1823 | 32305 | |
| 1975-76 | 15220 | 786 | 589 | 955 | 402 | 12561 | 1528 | 102 | 32143 | 1373 | 12 | 565 | 1950 | 34093 | |
| 1976-77 | 14772 | 797 | 528 | 1056 | 346 | 13588 | 1255 | 107 | 32449 | 1212 | 12 | 549 | 1773 | 34222 | |
| 1977-78 | 16197 | 788 | 488 | 932 | 378 | 13745 | 1080 | 89 | 33697 | 1166 | 13 | 529 | 1708 | 35405 | |
| 1978-79 | 16867 | 771 | 498 | 945 | 346 | 14867 | 949 | 79 | 35322 | 1199 | 21 | 672 | 1892 | 37214 | |
| 1979-80 | 16935 | 813 | 645 | 1380 | 315 | 15098 | 902 | 72 | 36160 | 1294 | 52 | 612 | 1958 | 38118 | |
| 1980-81 | 16364 | 768 | 645 | 1215 | 295 | 15553 | 910 | 68 | 35818 | 1347 | 74 | 612 | 2033 | 37851 | |
| 1981-82 | 16937 | 779 | 704 | 1170 | 294 | 15543 | 829 | 69 | 36325 | 1401 | 62 | 593 | 2056 | 38381 | |
| 1982-83 | 16124 | 698 | 665 | 1239 | 278 | 17061 | 708 | 59 | 36832 | 1147 | 69 | 666 | 1882 | 38714 | |
| 1983-84 | 17716 | 687 | 571 | 989 | 306 | 17918 | 657 | 52 | 38896 | 1024 | 95 | 639 | 1758 | 40654 | |
| 1984-85 | 17999 | 704 | 549 | 1020 | 268 | 17491 | 629 | 51 | 38711 | 1005 | 124 | 664 | 1793 | 40504 | |
| 1985-86 | 17667 | 735 | 554 | 1085 | 251 | 17295 | 689 | 46 | 38322 | 1211 | 138 | 736 | 2085 | 40407 | |
| 1986-87 | 18146 | 800 | 687 | 1262 | 248 | 17708 | 636 | 38 | 39525 | 1361 | 135 | 756 | 2252 | 41777 | |
| 1987-88 | 16948 | 794 | 768 | 1198 | 242 | 17838 | 614 | 44 | 38446 | 1114 | 164 | 750 | 2028 | 40474 | |
| 1988-89 | 19118 | 834 | 639 | 1235 | 220 | 19071 | 594 | 42 | 41753 | 1243 | 166 | 751 | 2160 | 43913 | |
| 1989-90 | 19438 | 920 | 694 | 1234 | 224 | 18832 | 539 | 48 | 41929 | 1352 | 182 | 805 | 2339 | 44268 | |
| 1990-91 | 19469 | 794 | 548 | 1162 | 212 | 19511 | 530 | 32 | 42258 | 1531 | 198 | 879 | 2608 | 44866 | |
| 1991-92 | 20178 | 813 | 666 | 1321 | 205 | 19562 | 585 | 35 | 43365 | 1355 | 188 | 882 | 2425 | 45790 | |
| 1992-93 | 20098 | 811 | 629 | 1306 | 200 | 20759 | 564 | 26 | 44393 | 1413 | 177 | 872 | 2462 | 46855 | |
| 1993-94 | (p) | 20747 | 798 | 640 | 1369 | 193 | 21364 | 471 | 31 | 45613 | 1521 | 174 | 953 | 2648 | 48261 |
| 1994-95 | (p) | 21391 | 784 | 568 | 1257 | 177 | 22035 | 559 | 33 | 46804 | 1904 | 181 | 1005 | 3090 | 49894 |
| 1995-96 | (p) | 21468 | 780 | 595 | 1384 | 166 | 21539 | 505 | 58 | 46495 | 1852 | 182 | 1014 | 3048 | 49543 |
| 1996-97 | (p) | 22191 | 771 | 542 | 1317 | 146 | 22373 | 467 | 63 | 47870 | 1782 | 189 | 982 | 2953 | 50823 |
| 1997-98 | (p) | 22116 | 793 | 585 | 1319 | 128 | 22922 | 502 | 121 | 48486 | 1631 | 184 | 875 | 2690 | 51175 |
| 1998-99 | (p) | 23405 | 791 | 656 | 1362 | 144 | 23686 | 480 | 111 | 50636 | 1797 | 147 | 1016 | 2960 | 53596 |
| 1999-00 | (p) | 23359 | 827 | 744 | 1465 | 135 | 23911 | 469 | 113 | 51024 | 1774 | 152 | 1044 | 2971 | 53994 |