As per each Decennial Agricultural Census

(Million Acres)

Crops / Year

1972

1980

1990

2000

Wheat

16.01

17.94

20.18

23.40

Rice

04.42

05.53

05.98

07.21

Cotton

05.90

05.73

06.62

07.91

Sugarcane

01.23

01.61

01.78

02.18

Maize

01.68

01.34

02.04

02.16

Oil Seed

01.34

01.21

01.11

01.13

Pulses

03.98

03.62

02.60

03.15

Fooders

06.74

06.72

06.81

06.14

Potato

00.08

00.12

00.27

00.24

Vegetables

00.69

00.69

01.31

01.18

Orchard

00.41

00.58

00.95

00.94