Land Utilization (Thousand acres)

Year

Forest

Not available for cultivation Culturable waste (a) Current Fallows (b) Net cropped area Area sown more than once Total cropped area (c)
1982-83

1989-84

1984-85

 

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

 

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

 

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

 

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

5296

5205

5297

 

5237

4910

4703

4703

 

4703

4693

4674

4674

 

4674

4861

5317

5329

 

5572

5572

6490

6490

6365

6876

7156

1793

 

7220

8141

7685

7645

 

7783

7958

9885

10137

 

10355

10128

9788

9681

 

9268

9141

8435

8427

8676

572

810

721

 

670

660

590

888

 

863

1442

1532

1512

 

1566

1547

1314

1295

 

1241

1100

781

794

799

1196

1124

1221

 

997

973

2913

3285

 

2686

2379

862

928

 

984

1000

969

963

 

898

1115

862

987

1005

21369

21442

21353

 

21661

21878

20478

20148

 

20633

20198

19716

19418

 

19090

19133

19281

19401

 

19690

20101

19970

19970

19824

11761

11571

11143

 

11798

11097

13670

13739

 

14117

14482

14405

14438

 

14225

14280

14110

14688

 

15210

14752

15166

15365

15252

33130

33013

32496

 

33459

34883

34148

33887

 

34750

34680

34121

33856

 

3331

33413

33391

34089

 

34810

34493

35267

35335

35076

 Notes : ('a) C'ulturable  waste is the area suitable for cultivation but lying fallow for more  than one year.

(b) Current fallow is the area already brought under cultivation, but not cultivated during the year.

(c) otal cropped area is the sum of the net cropped area and  the area shown more than once.

Source : Agriculture Statistics, B.B.S.