Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
22 DEC 2025 8:11PM by PIB Delhi
Rabi crop area coverage data as of 19 December 2025
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released the progress of area coverage under Rabi crops as on 19th December 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
|
S.
No.
|
Crops
|
Normal Rabi Area (DES)
|
Final Rabi Area 2024-25
|
Prograssive Area Sown
|
Increase (+) / Decrease (-) over corrosponding period 2024-25
|
|
2025-26
|
Corrosponding period 2024-25
|
|
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
|
4.89
|
|
b
|
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 & Coarse cereals
|
55.33
|
59.05
|
45.66
|
45.05
|
0.61
|
|
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 Millets #
|
0.16 -
|
0.13
|
0.10
|
0.03
|
|
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 & Mustard
|
79.17
|
86.57
|
87.80
|
86.57
|
1.23
|
|
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
|
0.06
|
|
e
|
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 Oilseeds
|
0.00
|
-
|
0.32
|
0.24
|
0.08
|
|
|
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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