Agricultural Land by

use in India

(Million
Hectares)
S.No. Classification
1
I.

II.

2
Geographical Area
Reporting Area for
Land Utilisation
Statistics
(1 to 5)
1. Forest
%
2. Not Available for
Cultivation (A+B)
(A) Area Under Nonagricultural Uses
%
(B) Barren & Unculturable Land
%
3. Other
Uncultivated land
excluding Fallow
Land (A+B+C)
(A) Permanent
Pasture & other
Grazing Land
%
(B) Land under
Miscellaneous Tree
Crops &
Groves not included
in Net Area Sown
%
(C) Culturable
Waste Land
%
4. Fallow Lands
(A+B)
(A) Fallow Lands
other than Current
Fallows
%
(B) Current Fallows

3
328.73

4
328.73

5
328.73

20042000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 05

(P)
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73

284.32
40.48
14.24

298.46
54.05
18.11

303.75
63.83
21.01

304.16 304.86
67.46
67.81
22.18
22.24

47.52

50.75

44.61

39.55

9.36
3.29

14.84
4.97

16.48
5.42

38.16
13.42

35.91
12.03

49.45

1950-51

1960-61

19901970-71 1980-81 91

305.18
69.53
22.78

305.12
69.41
22.75

305.34
69.57
22.78

40.48

41.48

41.57

42.07

42.23

42.47

19.6
6.44

21.09
6.92

23.89
7.83

24.05
7.88

24.26
7.95

24.65
8.07

28.13
9.26

19.96
6.56

19.39
6.36

17.59
5.76

17.52
5.74

17.8
5.83

37.64

35.13

32.31

30.22

27.74

27.5

6.68
2.35

13.97
4.68

13.26
4.37

11.99
3.94

11.4
3.74

10.67
3.49

19.83
6.97

4.46
1.49

4.37
1.44

3.58
1.18

3.82
1.25

22.94
8.07

19.21
6.44

17.5
5.76

16.74
5.51

28.12

22.82

19.33

17.45
6.14
10.68

11.18
3.75
11.64

8.73
2.87
10.6

200506
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
(P)
(P)
(P)
(P)
13
14
15
16
328.73 328.73 328.73 328.73

305.56 305.58 305.43

69.65
69.65 69.68
22.8
22.79 22.81

305.64
69.69
22.8

305.68
69.62
22.78

305.69
69.63
22.78

42.56

42.97

43.19

43.32

24.89
8.15

25.12
8.22

25.57
8.37

26.02
8.51

26.31
8.61

17.58
5.75

17.58
5.75

17.44
5.71

17.4
5.69

17.17
5.62

17.02
5.57

27.5

27.11

27.13

27.06

27.05

26.85

26.51

10.53
3.45

10.54
3.45

10.49
3.43

10.46
3.42

10.45
3.42

10.42
3.41

10.36
3.39

10.34
3.38

3.44
1.13

3.45
1.13

3.36
1.1

3.38
1.11

3.4
1.11

3.39
1.11

3.36
1.1

3.42
1.12

3.4
1.11

15
4.92

13.63
4.47

13.52
4.43

13.61
4.46

13.24
4.33

13.27
4.34

13.22
4.33

13.27
4.34

13.07
4.27

12.76
4.17

24.55

23.37

25.07

25.9

33.74

25.81

25.17

24.67

25.94

25.11

24.86

9.72
3.2
14.83

9.66
3.17
13.7

10.29
3.37
14.78

10.56
3.46
15.35

11.88
3.89
21.86

11.34
3.71
14.47

10.69
3.5
14.48

10.6
3.47
14.06

10.51
3.44
15.43

10.35
3.39
14.76

10.32
3.37
14.54

III.
IV.

%
5. Net Area Sown
(6-7)
%
6. Total Cropped
Area (Gross
Cropped Area)
53.74
8. Cropping
Intensity*
Net Irrigated Area
Gross Irrigated Area

3.76

3.9

3.49

4.88

4.49

4.84

5.03

7.16

118.75
41.77

133.2
44.63

140.86
46.37

140.29
46.12

143
46.91

141.36
46.32

140.73
46.12

131.89
53.74

152.77
53.74

165.79
53.74

172.63 185.74
53.74
53.74

185.34
53.74

111.07
20.85
22.56

114.69
24.66
27.98

117.7
31.1
38.2

123.05 129.89
38.72
48.02
49.78
63.2

131.11
55.13
76.19

4.74

4.74

4.6

5.05

4.83

4.76

132.47
43.38

140.76 141.17 141.46

46.07
46.2 46.32

140
45.81

140.9
46.09

141.36
46.24

188.29
53.74

175.58
53.74

190.08 191.55 193.32

53.74
53.74 53.74

192.49
53.74

195.16
53.74

195.1
53.74

133.79
56.92
78.42

132.55
53.87
73.41

135.04 135.69 136.66

56.96
59.21 60.79
78.15
81.18 84.26

137.5
62.7
86.77

138.5
63.1
87.92

138.01
63.2
88.42