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Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
29 DEC 2025 7:13PM by PIB Delhi
Rabi crop area coverage data as of 26th December 2025

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released the progress of area coverage under Rabi crops as on 26th December 2025.

 

(Area in lakh hactare)

 

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

322.68

322.49

0.19

2

Rice *

42.93

44.73

14.90

13.01

1.89

3

Pulses

140.42

134.08

133.44

129.79

3.65

a

Gram

100.99

91.22

95.88

91.22

4.66

b

Lentil

15.13

16.99

17.06

16.85

0.21

c

Fieldpea $

6.50

-

7.92

8.27

-0.35

d

Kulthi $

1.98

-

1.84

2.38

-0.54

e

Urdbean *

6.16

6.18

3.63

3.86

-0.23

f

Moongbean *

1.41

1.36

0.52

0.50

0.02

g

Lathyrus $

2.79

-

2.82

2.84

-0.02

h

Other Pulses $

5.46

18.33

3.76

3.86

-0.11

4

Shri Anna & Coarse cereals

55.33

59.05

49.00

48.89

0.10

a

Jowar *

24.62

25.17

20.38

22.00

-1.62

b

Bajra #

0.59

-

0.11

0.12

-0.01

c

Ragi #

0.72

-

0.69

0.49

0.20

d

Small Millets #

0.16                    -

0.13

0.09

0.03

e

Maize *

23.61

27.80

20.92

20.12

0.80

f

Barley

5.63

6.08

6.78

6.08

0.70

5

Oilseeds

86.78

93.49

94.29

93.25

1.04

a

Rapeseed & Mustard

79.17

86.57

87.80

86.57

1.23

b

Groundnut *

3.69

3.37

2.77

3.29

-0.52

c

Safflower

0.72

0.64

0.83

0.64

0.19

d

Sunflower *

0.79

0.81

0.45

0.34

0.11

e

Sesamum *

0.48

0.41

0.09

0.11

-0.02

f

Linseed

1.93

1.69

1.99

2.00

-0.01

g

Other Oilseeds

0.00

-

0.35

0.29

0.06

 

Total Crops

637.81

659.39

614.30

607.43

6.87

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.

 

 

 

 

Area: In lakh hectare

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