Approximately 6.4 million hectares of cropped land area were affected due to natural extreme events across India in financial year 2020. This represented a nearly four-fold increase when compared to the previous year.
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* Figure as of December 31, 2019.
India's financial year starts in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2017 started in April 2016 and ended in March 2017.
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MOSPI. (April 6, 2023). Total crop area damaged due to natural disasters in India from FY 2008 to FY 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007093/india-damaged-crop-area-due-to-natural-disasters/
MOSPI. "Total crop area damaged due to natural disasters in India from FY 2008 to FY 2020 (in million hectares) ." Chart. April 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007093/india-damaged-crop-area-due-to-natural-disasters/
MOSPI. (2023). Total crop area damaged due to natural disasters in India from FY 2008 to FY 2020 (in million hectares) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007093/india-damaged-crop-area-due-to-natural-disasters/
MOSPI. "Total Crop Area Damaged Due to Natural Disasters in India from Fy 2008 to Fy 2020 (in Million Hectares) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007093/india-damaged-crop-area-due-to-natural-disasters/
MOSPI, Total crop area damaged due to natural disasters in India from FY 2008 to FY 2020 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007093/india-damaged-crop-area-due-to-natural-disasters/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Total crop area damaged due to natural disasters in India from FY 2008 to FY 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph], MOSPI, April 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007093/india-damaged-crop-area-due-to-natural-disasters/