| 12-13 CULTIVATED LAND AREA AND TOTAL SOWN AREA | ||||||
| OF FARM CROPS | ||||||
| (1 000 hectares) | ||||||
| Cultivated | Total | Sown Area | Sown Area | |||
| Year | Land Area | Paddy | Dry | Sown | of Grain | of Cash |
| (year-end) | Fields | Fields | Area | Crops | Crops | |
| 1952 | 547.85 | 272.31 | 275.54 | 827.66 | 686.1 | 66.05 |
| 1957 | 569.13 | 276.06 | 293.07 | 968.2 | 784.79 | 81.5 |
| 1962 | 510.07 | 246.92 | 263.15 | 805.65 | 674.94 | 52.85 |
| 1965 | 518.96 | 249.05 | 269.91 | 789.59 | 622.87 | 76.2 |
| 1970 | 510.66 | 247.74 | 262.92 | 819.65 | 679.35 | 66.9 |
| 1975 | 497.21 | 245.45 | 251.76 | 903.94 | 734.22 | 75.87 |
| 1978 | 490.91 | 242.2 | 248.71 | 885.91 | 748.21 | 82.79 |
| 1979 | 486.67 | 241.29 | 245.38 | 891.45 | 762.31 | 81.47 |
| 1980 | 487.16 | 241.16 | 246 | 861.9 | 734.5 | 87.8 |
| 1981 | 485.12 | 240.76 | 244.36 | 874.19 | 722.84 | 93.98 |
| 1982 | 484.19 | 240.42 | 243.77 | 877.49 | 720.51 | 94.37 |
| 1983 | 482.82 | 240.77 | 242.05 | 854.48 | 707.62 | 85.01 |
| 1984 | 475.84 | 239.52 | 236.32 | 854.2 | 694.6 | 95.47 |
| 1985 | 474.12 | 238.25 | 235.873 | 855.8 | 663.7 | 91.02 |
| 1986 | 468.12 | 237.78 | 230.34 | 862.6 | 667.7 | 73.9 |
| 1987 | 466.92 | 237.01 | 229.91 | 871.3 | 671 | 84.61 |
| 1988 | 466.11 | 236.8 | 229.31 | 881.9 | 679.7 | 127.33 |
| 1989 | 465.48 | 236.78 | 228.7 | 892.6 | 688.6 | 119.21 |
| 1990 | 464.71 | 236.89 | 227.82 | 905 | 698 | 121.05 |
| 1991 | 463.23 | 236.44 | 226.79 | 920.7 | 704.8 | 117.31 |
| 1992 | 461.19 | 235.44 | 225.75 | 921.9 | 703.2 | 116.64 |
| 1993 | 459.38 | 234.04 | 225.34 | 915.2 | 705.2 | 114.58 |
| 1994 | 457.96 | 233.2 | 224.76 | 916.4 | 701.6 | 113.69 |
| 1995 | 456.04 | 232.06 | 223.98 | 930.24 | 705.49 | 112.23 |
| 1996 | 454.31 | 231.66 | 222.65 | 940.08 | 713.77 | 111.95 |
| 1997 | 451.99 | 229.97 | 222.02 | 949.75 | 721.14 | 120.17 |
| 1998 | 449.49 | 228.37 | 221.12 | 971.44 | 733.81 | 120.26 |
| 1999 | 445.47 | 227.28 | 218.19 | 971.77 | 729.67 | 122.36 |