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Area irrigated under principal crops: 1950-51 to 1992-93 (thousand hectares)

Crop (a)	1950-51	1960-61	1970-71	1980-81	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91(P)	1991-92(P)	1992-93(P)
Rice	9,844 [43.8]	12,523 [44.7]	14,339 [37.5]	16,364 [32.9]	16,948 [30.2]	19,118 [31.3]	19,438 [31.4]	19,153 [30.7]	19,899 [30.0]	19,633 [29.7]
Jowar	463 [2.0]	655 [2.3]	614 [1.6]	768 [1.5]	794 [1.4]	834 [1.4]	920 [1.5]	865 [1.4]	812 [1.2]	817 [1.2]
Maize	369 [1.6]	556 [2.0]	929 [2.4]	1,215 [2.4]	1,198 [2.1]	1,235 [2.0]	1,234 [2.0]	1,162 [1.9]	1,320 [2.0]	1,314 [2.0]
Wheat	3,402 [15.1]	4,233 [15.1]	9,924 [26.0]	15,553 [31.2]	17,838 [31.8]	19,071 [31.2]	18,832 [30.4]	19,449 [31.1]	19,512 [30.0]	20,654 [31.2]
Barley	1,383 [6.1]	1,334 [4.8]	1,328 [3.5]	910 [1.8]	614 [1.1]	594 [1.0]	539 [0.9]	531 [0.8]	586 [0.9]	569 [0.9]
Total cereals and millets	16,378 [72.6]	20,166 [72.1]	28,093 [73.5]	35,817 [71.9]	38,446 [68.6]	41,753 [68.3]	41,929 [67.8]	41,965 [67.2]	43,039 [66.1]	43,842 [66.3]
Gram	974 [4.3]	1,107 [4.0]	1,222 [3.2]	1,347 [2.7]	1,114 [2.0]	1,243 [2.0]	1,352 [2.2]	1,483 [2.4]	1,353 [2.1]	1,390 [2.1]
Total pulses	1,939 [8.6]	1,899 [6.8]	2,024 [5.3]	2,033 [4.1]	2,028 [3.6]	2,160 [3.5]	2,339 [3.8]	2,561 [4.1]	2,420 [3.7]	2,441 [3.7]
Total foodgrains	18,317 [81.2]	22,065 [78.9]	30,117 [78.8]	37,850 [76.0]	40,474 [72.2	43,913 [71.8]	44,268 [71.6]	44,526 [71.3]	45,459 [69.8]	46,283 [70.0]
Sugarcane	1,183 [5.2]	1,674 [6.0]	1,874 [4.9]	2,354 [4.7]	2,965 [5.3]	3,018 [4.9]	3,147 [5.1]	3,290 [5.3]	3,607 [5.6]	3,614 [5.5]
Condiments and spices	NA	417 [1.5]	659 [1.7]	820 [1.7]	1,014 [1.8]	1,208 [2.0]	3,147 [1.9]	3,290 [1.8]	3,607 [1.8]	3,614 [2.0]
Total fruits and vegetables	889 (a) [3.9]	477 [1.7]	659 [1.7]	820 [1.8]	1,014 [2.0]	1,208 [1.9]	1,174 [1.9]	1,107 [1.8]	1,177 [1.8]	1,349 [2.0]
Groundnut	NA	195 [0.7]	570 [1.5]	903 [1.8]	1,347 [2.4]	1,565 [2.6]	1,458 [2.4]	1,536 [2.5]	1,661 [2.6]	1,640 [2.5]
Rapeseed and mustard	NA	138 [0.5]	356 [0.9]	990 [2.0]	2,083 [3.7]	2,532 [4.1]	2,693 [4.4]	2,879 [4.6]	3,566 [5.5]	3,313 [5.0]
Total oilseeds	1,709 (b) [7.6]	421 [1.5]	1,088 [2.9]	2,269 [4.6]	4,314 [7.7]	4,997 [8.2]	5,167 [8.3]	5,569 [8.9]	6,644 [10.2]	6,379 [9.6]
Cotton	465 [2.0]	967 [3.7]	1,358 [3.6]	2,115 [4.3]	2,079 [3.7]	2,442 [4.0]	2,644 [4.3]	2,476 [4.0]	2,591 [4.0]	2,667 [4.0]
Tobacco	NA	88 [0.3]	102 [0.3]	135 [0.3]	163 [0.3]	178 [0.3]	190 [0.3]	195 [0.3]	183 [0.3]	184 [0.3]
Other crops	-	1,871 [6.7]	2,006 [5.2]	2,406 [4.8]	2,786 [5.0]	2,856 [4.7]	2,707 [4.4]	2,838 [4.5]	2,825 [4.3]	2,953 [4.5]
Total gross irrigated area	22,563 [100.0]	27,980 [100.0]	38,195 [100.0]	49,775 [100.0]	56,036 [100.0]	61,125 [100.0]	61,852 [100.0]	62,472 [100.0]	65,097 [100.0]	66,144 [100.0]
Notes: Figures in brackets are percentages of total gross irrigated area P : Provisional a : Includes irrigated area under condiments and spices b : Includes irrigated area under non-food crops other than cotton NA : Not available
Source: Anon 1995, Indian Agriculture in Brief, 26th Edition, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, pp 60-63.