|
AVAILABILITY
OF FOODGRAINS
|
|
Net
quantity available
|
|
Annual
total*
|
Per
capita per day
|
|
(Mn.
tonnes)
|
(Grams)
|
|
Cereals |
Pulses |
Cereals |
Pulses |
Total |
| 1981 |
104.8 |
9.4 |
417.3 |
37.5 |
454.8 |
| 1991 |
145.7 |
12.9 |
468.5 |
41.6 |
510.1 |
| 1992 |
137.7 |
10.9 |
434.5 |
34.3 |
468.8 |
| 1993 |
138.1 |
11.7 |
427.9 |
36.2 |
464.1 |
| 1994 |
142.6 |
12.2 |
434.0 |
37.2 |
471.2 |
| 1995 |
154.0 |
12.7 |
460.6 |
38.1 |
498.7 |
| 1996 |
152.1 |
11.3 |
447.0 |
33.2 |
480.2 |
| 1997 |
163.2 |
13.0 |
471.8 |
37.5 |
509.3 |
| 1998† |
148.0 |
11.8 |
417.5 |
33.2 |
450.7 |
| 1999† |
154.3 |
14.0 |
428.8 |
38.6 |
467.4 |
Note: * 87.5% of gross
production, the balance 12.5% being provided for feed & seed requirements
and waste, plus imports, minus exports and net changes in Government stocks.
† Provisional
|
GROSS
AVAILABILITY OF FERTILISERS
|
|
Nitrogenous
|
Phosphatic |
Potassic* |
|
Production |
Imports |
Production |
Imports |
Imports |
|
’000
tonnes of nutrients
|
| 1980-81 |
2164 |
1510 |
841 |
452 |
797 |
| 1990-91 |
6993 |
414 |
2052 |
1311 |
1328 |
| 1991-92 |
7301 |
566 |
2562 |
967 |
1236 |
| 1992-93 |
7430 |
1137 |
2306 |
689 |
1082 |
| 1993-94 |
7231 |
1564 |
1816 |
687 |
880 |
| 1994-95 |
7945 |
1476 |
2493 |
722 |
1109 |
| 1995-96 |
8777 |
1938 |
2558 |
380 |
1423 |
| 1996-97 |
8599 |
1155 |
2556 |
246 |
613 |
| 1997-98 |
10086 |
1362 |
2976 |
672 |
1140 |
| 1998-99 |
10480 |
635 |
3141 |
968 |
1542 |
| 1999-00† |
11067 |
729** |
3345 |
1,265** |
1100 |
Note: * There is no indigenous
production.
** Upto October 1999
† Anticipated.
|
FERTILISER CONSUMPTION
|
|
Nitrogenous |
Phosphatic |
Potassic |
Consumption
Ratio*
|
|
('
000 tonnes of nutrients)
|
N |
P |
K |
| 1980-81 |
3678 |
1214 |
624 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
1 |
| 1990-91 |
7997 |
3221 |
1328 |
6.0 |
2.4 |
1 |
| 1991-92 |
8046 |
3321 |
1361 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
1 |
| 1992-93 |
8427 |
2844 |
884 |
9.5 |
3.2 |
1 |
| 1993-94 |
8789 |
2669 |
908 |
9.7 |
2.9 |
1 |
| 1994-95 |
9507 |
2932 |
1125 |
8.5 |
2.6 |
1 |
| 1995-96 |
9823 |
2898 |
1156 |
8.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
| 1996-97 |
10302 |
2977 |
1029 |
10 |
2.9 |
1 |
| 1997-98 |
10900 |
3915 |
1373 |
7.9 |
2.8 |
1 |
| 1998-99 |
11354 |
4112 |
1332 |
8.3 |
3.0 |
1 |
| 1999-00† |
12475 |
4908 |
1762 |
7.1 |
2.8 |
1 |
Note: * N=Nitrogenous, P=Phosphatic,
K=Potassic. Optimum consumption ratio is 4:2:1
† Anticipated.
|
CROPPED
AREA AND IRRIGATED AREA
|
|
Net
area sown |
Gross
cropped area |
Net
area irrigated |
Gross
area irrigated |
Gross
irrigated as % of cropped area |
|
Mn.
hectares
|
| 1951-52 |
119.4 |
133.2 |
21.0 |
23.2 |
17.4 |
| 1960-61 |
133.2 |
152.8 |
24.7 |
28.0 |
18.3 |
| 1970-71 |
140.3 |
165.8 |
31.1 |
38.2 |
23.0 |
| 1980-81 |
140.0 |
172.6 |
38.7 |
49.8 |
28.9 |
| 1990-91 |
142.9 |
185.7 |
48.0 |
63.2 |
34.0 |
| 1992-93 |
142.5 |
185.5 |
50.3 |
66.7 |
36.0 |
| 1993-94 |
142.1 |
186.4 |
51.5 |
68.0 |
36.5 |
| 1994-95 |
143.0 |
188.1 |
53.0 |
70.6 |
37.5 |
| 1995-96 |
142.2 |
186.6 |
53.5 |
71.5 |
38.3 |
| 1996-97 |
142.3 |
189.5 |
55.1 |
73.3 |
38.7 |
Note: Net area implies
actual cropping area. Gross area considers cropping intensity / multiple
cropping
|