Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on
05.09.2025
Posted On: 08 SEP 2025 6:07PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops
th
as on 5 September 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
N o r m a l Area Sown Increase(+)
S. Area (2019- /Decrease(-
No. Crop 20 to 2023- 2025 - 26...
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on
05.09.2025
Posted On: 08 SEP 2025 6:07PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops th as on 5 September 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare N o r m a l Area Sown Increase(+) S. Area (2019- /Decrease(- No. Crop 20 to 2023- 2025 - 26 2024-25 ) o v e r
24) 2024-25 1 Rice 403.09 438.28 418.66 19.63 2 Pulses 129.61 116.40 114.46 1.94
44.7 a Tur 45.19 45.71 -0.52 1 b Kulthi 1.72 0.38 0.31 0.06
32.6 c Urad 23.35 21.33 2.01 4
35.6 d Moong 34.22 34.09 0.13 9 e Other Pulses 5.15 4.08 3.89 0.19 f Moth Bean 9.70 9.19 9.12 0.07 3 Coarse Cereals 180.71 191.71 179.62 12.09
15.0 a Jowar 14.05 14.01 0.04 7
70.6 b Bajra 67.89 67.96 -0.07 9
11.5 c Ragi 9.84 8.93 0.91 2
78.9 d Maize 94.62 84.30 10.32 5 Other Small e 4.48 5.31 4.42 0.89 Millets 4 Oilseeds 194.63 186.98 192.21 -5.23
45.1 a Groundnut 47.53 47.49 0.04 0
10.3 b Sesamum 10.14 10.62 -0.48 2 c Sunflower 1.29 0.64 0.71 -0.06d Soybean 127.19 120.32 126.04 -5.72 e Niger Seed 1.08 0.66 0.60 0.06 f Castor Seed 9.65 7.64 6.69 0.95 g Other Oilseeds 0.06 0.07 -0.01
52.5 5 Sugarcane 57.31 55.68 1.64 1 6 Jute and Mesta 6.60 5.56 5.74 -0.18 7 Cotton 129.50 109.17 112.13 -2.96 Total 1096.65 1105.42 1078.49 26.93 37.39 ****** RC/KSR/AR (Release ID: 2164741)