| Year | Geographical area (ha) | Forest area (ha) | Barren land (ha) | Land put to non-agricultural uses (ha) | Permanent pastures (ha) | Miscellaneous trees (ha) | Cultivable waste (ha) | Other fallows (ha) | Current fallows (ha) | Net sown area (ha) |
| 1955-56 | 1448811 | 420451 (29.02%) | 190484 (13.15%) | 57428 (3.96%) | 59526 (4.11%) | 5163 (0.36%) | 76281 (5.27%) | 34909 (2.41%) | 94375 (6.51%) | 510194 (35.21%) |
| 1965-65 | 1620374
| 640826 (39.55%) | 110139 (6.80%) | 69235 (4.27%) | 76924 (4.75%) | 9274 (0.57%) | 64159 (3.96%) | 58248 (3.59%) | 53521 (3.30%) | 538048 (33.21%) |
| 1975-76 | 1620381
| 740449 (45.70%) | 36318 (2.24%) | 44115 (2.72%) | 33784 (2.08%) | 9078 (0.56%) | 27085 (1.67%) | 46719 (2.88%) | 102684 (6.34%) | 580149 (35.80%) |
| 1985-86 | 1620381
| 687584 (42.43%) | 38575 (2.38%) | 59902 (3.70%) | 46057 (2.84%) | 9319 (0.58%) | 25337 (1.56%) | 51548 (3.18%) | 95833 (5.91%) | 606226 (37.41%) |
| 1995-96 | 1620381
| 689517 (42.55%) | 43919 (2.71%) | 60674 (3.74%) | 14228 (0.88%) | 9315 (0.57%) | 15935 (0.98%) | 59711 (3.68%) | 147072 (9.08%) | 580010 (35.79%) |
| 2005-06 | 1620381
| 689517 (42.55%) | 43919 (2.71%) | 60684 (3.75%) | 14133 (0.87%) | 8504 (0.52%) | 15076 (0.93%) | 95129 (5.87%) | 156447 (9.65%) | 536977 (33.14%) |
| 2015-16 | 1610500
| 689517 (42.81%) | 43920 (2.73%) | 61786 (3.84%) | 14243 (0.88%) | 8504 (0.53%) | 18797 (1.17%) | 103458 (6.42%) | 123757 (7.68%) | 546527 (33.94%) |