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Key Takeaway
- Total sorghum cultivated area declined from 4.38 Mn Ha. in 2020–21 to 3.55 Mn Ha. in 2025–26, a reduction of 0.83 Mn Ha. The source table reports a -4.1% CAGR for area. In 2025–26, sorghum area was concentrated across Kharif and Rabi cultivation, with Kharif accounting for 34% and Rabi 65%, while Summer represented about 1%.
- Major sorghum-producing states include Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.
About This Dataset
The India Sorghum Cultivated Area dataset presents the total area cultivated under Sorghum in Million Hectares (Mn Ha.). The dataset provides annual total Sorghum area, enabling analysis of changes in cultivated area over time. The latest observation is for 2025–26 (referred as 2026), reported as the Third Advance Estimate by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW).
Methodology
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