**Executive Summary**
This report, released by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on December 19, 2025, provides an overview of the area coverage under Rabi crops. Rabi sowing in 2025-26 records an increase of over 8 lakh hectare compared to last year, with total coverage reaching 580.70 lakh hectares. The report details coverage for specific crops and compares progressive sown areas for 2025-26 against the corresponding period in 2024-25.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Overall Coverage:**
* Total Rabi crop coverage is up from the previous year, reaching 580.70 lakh hectare.
* Rabi sowing in 2025-26 records an increase of over 8 lakh hectare compared to last year.
* **Pulses:**
* Pulses coverage has increased by 3.72 lakh hectare.
* Gram recorded a significant rise of 4.89 lakh hectare within the pulses category.
* **Oilseeds:**
* Oilseeds acreage, driven by rapeseed and mustard, rises to 93.33 lakh hectare.
* **Crop-Specific Data:**
* The report includes a table showing the normal Rabi area (DES), final Rabi area (2024-25), progressive area sown (2025-26), corresponding period 2024-25, and the increase/decrease compared to the corresponding period in 2024-25 for various crops: Wheat, Rice, Pulses (Gram, Lentil, Fieldpea, Kulthi, Urdbean, Moongbean, Lathyrus, Other Pulses), Shri Anna & Coarse cereals (Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Small Millets, Maize, Barley), and Oilseeds (Rapeseed & Mustard, Groundnut, Safflower, Sunflower, Sesamum, Linseed, Other Oilseeds).
* **Data Notes:**
* Coverage data for Rice, Urdbean, Moongbean, Jowar, Maize, Groundnut, Sesamum are an average of 2022-23 to 2024-25.
* Data for Fieldpea, Kulthi, Lathyrus, Other Pulses are averages from 2016-17 to 2020-21.
* Bajra, Ragi, Small Millets data are averages from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare**
* **Impact:** The report provides a comprehensive view of Rabi crop progress, allowing the ministry to assess agricultural performance and make informed policy decisions.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the data to refine strategies for agricultural development, address areas with decreased coverage, and promote crops with positive growth trends.
**Farmers**
* **Impact:** Provides data and insights that can inform planting decisions and improve crop management.
* **Action Required:** Review the crop-specific data to optimize planting strategies and improve overall productivity.
**Policymakers**
* **Impact:** The data in this report will inform policy decisions around the agricultural sector.
* **Action Required:** Review the crop-specific data to optimize policies to ensure farmers are meeting agricultural demands.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The ministry responsible for releasing the Rabi crop area coverage data.
Rabi Crop: Winter-sown crops, central to the area coverage analysis.
Oilseeds: A category of crops whose acreage is specifically analyzed in the report.
Pulses: A category of crops whose coverage is specifically analyzed in the report.
Shri Anna & Coarse cereals: A category of cereals whose area coverage is specifically analyzed in the report.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Rabi crop area coverage data as of 19 December
2025
Rabi sowing in 2025–26 records increase of over 8 lakh
hectare compared to last year
Total Rabi crop coverage up from previous year, reaches
580.70 lakh hectare
Pulses coverage has increased by 3.72 lakh hectare, with
gram recording a significant rise of 4.89 lakh hectare
Oilseeds acreage, driven by rapeseed and mustard, rises to
93.33 lakh hectare
प्रव तथ: 22 DEC 2025 8:11PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released the progress of area coverage under Rabi crops
as on 19th December 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
Prograssive Area Sown Increase (+) /
S. Normal Final Decrease (-) over
Crops Rabi Rabi corrosponding
No.
Area Area period 2024-25
2025- Corrosponding
(DES) 2024-
26 period 2024-25
25
1 Wheat 312.35 328.04 301.63 300.34 1.29
2 Rice * 42.93 44.73 13.35 11.52 1.83
3 Pulses 140.42 134.08 126.74 123.02 3.72
a Gram 100.99 91.22 91.70 86.81 4.89b Lentil 15.13 16.99 15.76 15.83 -0.08
c Fieldpea $ 6.50 - 7.92 8.27 -0.35
d Kulthi $ 1.98 - 1.73 1.99 -0.26
e Urdbean * 6.16 6.18 3.13 3.48 -0.34
f Moongbean 1.41 1.36 0.42 0.43 -0.01
*
g Lathyrus $ 2.79 - 2.70 2.77 -0.07
h Other Pulses 5.46 18.33 3.37 3.44 -0.07
$
4 Shri Anna 55.33 59.05 45.66 45.05 0.61
& Coarse
cereals
a Jowar * 24.62 25.17 19.62 21.39 -1.78
b Bajra # 0.59 - 0.11 0.11 0.00
c Ragi # 0.72 - 0.68 0.48 0.21
d Small 0.16 - 0.13 0.10 0.03
Millets #
e Maize * 23.61 27.80 18.34 16.90 1.45
f Barley 5.63 6.08 6.78 6.08 0.70
5 Oilseeds 86.78 93.49 93.33 92.65 0.67
a Rapeseed & 79.17 86.57 87.80 86.57 1.23
Mustard
b Groundnut * 3.69 3.37 2.36 2.83 -0.47
c Safflower 0.72 0.64 0.79 0.60 0.18
d Sunflower * 0.79 0.81 0.39 0.34 0.06e Sesamum * 0.48 0.41 0.06 0.07 -0.01
f Linseed 1.93 1.69 1.61 2.00 -0.39
g Other 0.00 - 0.32 0.24 0.08
Oilseeds
Total Crops 637.81 659.39 580.70 572.59 8.12
Note: *Average of 2022-23 to 2024-25, $ average (2016-17 to 2020-21) as per DES, # Average of
(2018-19 to 2022-23) as per CWWG report.
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