Rajasthan’s Kharif Crop Area Nears 142 Lakh Hectares
22-Jul-2025 04:41 PM
Jaipur. In the western state of Rajasthan, the early arrival of monsoon and abundant rainfall this year accelerated the sowing of Kharif crops. By 21 July 2025, the total sown area had reached 141.96 lakh hectares—about 23 lakh hectares more than the 118.99 lakh hectares recorded during the same period last year.
Compared to last year, there has been significant growth in the production area of crops such as paddy, guar, millet, maize, moong, moth, urad, chola, tuvar, sesame, groundnut, castor, and cotton. However, the area under soybean and sugarcane has decreased.
According to data from the State Agriculture Department, the area under paddy and coarse grains rose from 48.57 lakh hectares last year to 58.99 lakh hectares. Specifically, the area of paddy increased from 2.22 lakh hectares to 2.76 lakh hectares, sorghum from 5.75 to 6.18 lakh hectares, millet from 31.57 to 40.68 lakh hectares, and maize from 9.01 to 9.34 lakh hectares.
The gross area under pulses also saw a rise from 25.90 lakh hectares to 33.68 lakh hectares. Within this category, moong increased from 17.61 to 22.05 lakh hectares, moth from 5.01 to 8.10 lakh hectares, urad from 2.75 to 2.83 lakh hectares, chola from 51 thousand to 58 thousand hectares, and tuvar from 3 thousand to 13 thousand hectares.
Oilseed crops were sown in 20.52 lakh hectares this year, up from 19.77 lakh hectares. Groundnut saw an increase from 7.43 to 9.15 lakh hectares, sesame from 1.45 to 1.62 lakh hectares, and castor from 8 thousand to 19 thousand hectares. However, soybean area dropped from 10.81 to 9.55 lakh hectares.
Among cash or industrial crops, cotton cultivation rose from 4.96 to 6.26 lakh hectares, and guar from 16.96 to 19.53 lakh hectares. Sugarcane area declined slightly, from 5 thousand to under 4 thousand hectares.
Rajasthan continues to be the top producer of green gram, millet, and cluster bean (guar) in India. It also ranks second in groundnut and castor production, and third in soybean production.