Land Use Statistics of Mizoram, 2019-20 and 2020-21:
(Area in '000 Ha.)
| Sl. No. | Particulars | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
| I | Geographical Area in Sq Km | 21081 | 21081 |
| II | Reporting Area for Land Utilization Statistics (1-5) | 2040.52 | 2037.84 |
| III | Forests Area | 1493 | 1493 |
| IV | Not available for cultivation (a + b + c + d) | 116 | 116 |
| a) Area under non-agricultural uses | 104 | 104 | |
| c) Barren & Uncultural Land | |||
| d) Other land | |||
| b) Land under still water | 12 | 12 | |
| V | Other uncultivated land excluding fallow land (a + b + c) | 85 | 85 |
| a) Permanent pastures and other grazing land | 5 | 5 | |
| b) land under miscellaneous tree- crops and groves not included in net area sown | 70 | 70 | |
| c) Culturable waste | 10 | 10 | |
| VI | Fallow land (a + b) | 144 | 143 |
| a) Fallow land other than current fallow | 98 | 96 | |
| b) Current fallow | 46 | 47 | |
| VII | Net Irrigated Area | 19.14 | 19.24 |
| VIII | Gross Irrigated Area | 20.98 | 22.05 |
| IX | Net Sown Area | 206.1 | 204.47 |
| X | Total Cropped Area | 202.52 | 200.84 |
| XI | Area sown more than once | 3.58 | 3.63 |
| XII | Current Jhum | 18.51 | 19.08 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Mizoram 2022
Land Use Statistics of Mizoram, 2017-18 and 2018-19:
(Area in '000 Ha.)
| Sl. No. | Particulars | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
| I | Geographical Area | 2108 | 2108 |
| II | Reporting Area for Land Utilization Statistics | 2108 | 2058 |
| 1 | Forests | 1585.01 | 1493 |
| 2 | Not Available for Cultivation (a+b+c+d) | 114 | |
| a) | Water Logged Land | 100 | 102 |
| b) | Social Forestry | ||
| c) | Land under Still Water | ||
| d) | Other Land | ||
| 2 | Barren & Unculturable Land | ||
| Total (1+2) | |||
| 3 | Other uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land (a+b+c) | 86.03 | 85 |
| a) | Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Land | 5.02 | 5 |
| b) | Land under Miscellaneous Tree-crop | 74 | 70 |
| c) | Culturable Waste | 7.01 | 10 |
| 4 | Fallow Land (a+b) | 145.00 | 149 |
| a) | Fallow land other than current fallow | 107.01 | 102 |
| b) | Current fallow | 37.99 | 47 |
| 5 | Net Sown Area | 173.99 | 213.67 |
| 6 | Total Cropped Area | 176.99 | 217 |
| 7 | Area Sown More than Once | 3 | 3.33 |
| III | Net Irrigated Area | 18.8 | 19.08 |
| IV | Gross Irrigated Area | 20.46 | 20.8 |
| V | Current Jhum | 19.60 | 18.90 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Mizoram 2020
Total Area and Classification of Area in Mizoram, 2014-15:
(Area in Hectare)
| District/ State | Reporting Area for LUS | Forests | Not available for cultivation | Other Uncultivated Land excluding Fallow Land | |||||
| Area under non-agricultural uses | Barren and Unculturable Land | Total | Permanent Pastures and other Grazing Land | Land under Misc. Trees groves not including in Net Area Sown | Culturable Waste Land | Total | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Aizawl | 344477 | 273158 | 9600 | 1510 | 11110 | 2194 | 6582 | 690 | 9466 |
| Champhai | 307578 | 240832 | 6750 | 262 | 7012 | 490 | 3997 | 1304 | 5791 |
| Kolasib | 130648 | 87612 | 4260 | 450 | 4710 | 1878 | 2613 | 213 | 4704 |
| Lawngtlai | 247825 | 185597 | 9940 | 175 | 10115 | 3284 | 3598 | 833 | 7715 |
| Lunglei | 447709 | 354458 | 19800 | 2415 | 22215 | 1744 | 13959 | 2423 | 18126 |
| Mamit | 294513 | 249742 | 8130 | 880 | 9010 | 364 | 5418 | 1263 | 7045 |
| Saiha | 134206 | 102671 | 5853 | 459 | 6312 | 594 | 2605 | 246 | 3445 |
| Serchhip | 132032 | 91235 | 4614 | 150 | 4764 | 559 | 2535 | 463 | 3557 |
| State Total | 2038988 | 1585305 | 68947 | 6301 | 75248 | 11107 | 41307 | 7435 | 59849 |
Contd.
| District/ State | Fallow Land | Net Area Sown | Total Cropped Area | Area Sown more than once | ||
| Fallow Land other than Current Fallow | Current Fallow | Total | ||||
| 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Aizawl | 20706 | 7515 | 28221 | 22522 | 22522 | 0 |
| Champhai | 24470 | 10406 | 34876 | 19067 | 19067 | 0 |
| Kolasib | 6984 | 5200 | 12184 | 21438 | 21438 | 0 |
| Lawngtlai | 23870 | 7189 | 31059 | 13339 | 13339 | 0 |
| Lunglei | 30636 | 5005 | 35641 | 17269 | 17269 | 0 |
| Mamit | 8417 | 3110 | 11527 | 17189 | 17189 | 0 |
| Saiha | 6697 | 4103 | 10800 | 10978 | 10978 | 0 |
| Serchhip | 5543 | 4034 | 9577 | 22899 | 22899 | 0 |
| State Total | 127323 | 46562 | 173885 | 144701 | 144701 | 0 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
District-Wise Wet Rice Cultivation (WRC) Statistics in Mizoram, 2020-21 and 2021-22:
| District | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | ||||
| No. of Family pursuing WRC | WRC Potential Area (Ha) | Area Under WRC (Ha) | No. of Family pursuing WRC | WRC Potential Area (Ha) | Area Under WRC (Ha) | |
| Mamit | 1,025 | 20,182 | 502 | 745 | 20,182 | 820 |
| Kolasib | 1,438 | 9,429 | 4,301 | 3,887 | 9,429 | 4,276 |
| Aizawl | 802 | 4,140 | 937 | 810 | 4,140 | 891 |
| Champhai | 3,541 | 8,697 | 3,605 | 3,376 | 8,697 | 3,714 |
| Serchhip | 1,982 | 3,710 | 2,365 | 2,171 | 3,710 | 2,389 |
| Lunglei | 3,167 | 12,797 | 1,443 | 779 | 12,797 | 857 |
| Lawngtlai | 1,885 | 11,405 | 2,441 | 2,260 | 11,405 | 2,486 |
| Siaha | 433 | 4,284 | 572 | 522 | 4,284 | 575 |
| Total | 14,273 | 74,644 | 16,166 | 14,550 | 74,644 | 16,008 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Mizoram 2022
District-wise Availability of WRC Potential & Utilization Status, 2015-16:
(Area in Ha.)
| District/ State | WRC Potential Area | Area under Cultivation | % Utilization of WRC Potential | Area need to be Developed |
| Aizawl | 4140 | 875 | 21.14 | 3265 |
| Lunglei | 12797 | 1202 | 39.00 | 11595 |
| Saiha | 4284 | 504 | 76.00 | 3780 |
| Champhai | 8697 | 4554 | 52.36 | 4143 |
| Kolasib | 9429 | 4335 | 98.00 | 5094 |
| Serchhip | 3710 | 2308 | 62.21 | 1402 |
| Lawngtlai | 11405 | 2556 | 22.41 | 8849 |
| Mamit | 20182 | 968 | 4.80 | 19214 |
| Mizoram | 74644 | 17302 | 23.18 | 57342 |
WRC: Wet Rice Cultivation
Source: Economic Survey Mizoram 2016-17
Land Use Statistics of Mizoram, 2010-11 to 2019-20:
(Area in '000)
| Year | Geographical Area | Forest Area | Not available for cultivation | |
| Land put to Non Agricultural use | Barren and Incurable Land | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 - 11 | 2,108.70 | 1,585.31 | 86.712 | 8.25 |
| 2011 - 12 | 2,108.700 | 1,585.305 | 86.794 | 8.250 |
| 2012 - 13 | 2,108.700 | 1,585.305 | 86.880 | 8.250 |
| 2013 - 14 | 2,108.700 | 1,585.305 | 91.280 | 8.250 |
| 2014 - 15 | 2,108.100 | 1,585.305 | 42.000 | 7.450 |
| 2015 - 16 | 2,108.100 | 1,585.305 | 76.393 | 6.825 |
| 2016 - 17 | 2,108.00 | 1,585.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 - 18 | 2,108.00 | 1,585.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 - 19 | 2,108.00 | 1,493.00 | 102 | |
| 2019 - 20 | 2,108.00 | 1,493.00 | 104 | |
Contd.
| Year | For other uncultivated Land excluding fallow Land | Fallow Land | Net Area Sown | Net Area Irrigated | |||
| Permanent pasture and other grazing Land | Land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves not included in net Area sown | Culturable waste | Fallow Land other than current follow Land | Current Fallow Land | |||
| 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2010 - 11 | 5.250 | 38.711 | 6.700 | 182.262 | 66.607 | 130.121 | 12.123 |
| 2011 - 12 | 5.250 | 40.868 | 6.700 | 183.115 | 61.188 | 131.230 | 12.700 |
| 2012 - 13 | 5.250 | 41.083 | 6.700 | 194.031 | 50.380 | 130.821 | 14.330 |
| 2013 - 14 | 5.250 | 73.362 | 6.700 | 161.132 | 47.073 | 130.049 | 15.620 |
| 2014 - 15 | 4.250 | 32.050 | 5.700 | 165.368 | 48.151 | 214.184 | 16.380 |
| 2015 - 16 | 13.784 | 41.163 | 9.022 | 125.217 | 31.764 | 218.608 | 18.813 |
| 2016 - 17 | 0.0 | 74.00 | 7.00 | 106.00 | 45.00 | 186.00 | 0.0 |
| 2017 - 18 | 5.00 | 74.00 | 7.00 | 107.00 | 38.00 | 174.00 | 18.80 |
| 2018 - 19 | 5.00 | 70.00 | 10.00 | 102.00 | 47.00 | 213.67 | 19.08 |
| 2019 - 20 | 5.00 | 70.00 | 10.00 | 98.00 | 46.00 | 206.1 | 19.14 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021
Land Use Statistics of Mizoram, 2001-02 to 2014-15:
(Area in '000)
| Year | Geographical Area | Forest Area | Not available for cultivation | |
| Land put to Non Agricultural use | Barren and Incurable Land | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2001-2002 | 2108.7 | 1626.475 | 122.69 | 7.80 |
| 2002-2003 | 2108.7 | 1550.608 | 125.19 | 8.20 |
| 2003-2004 | 2108.7 | 1593.500 | 125.01 | 8.92 |
| 2004-2005 | 2108.7 | 1593.650 | 125.51 | 8.52 |
| 2005-2006 | 2108.7 | 1593.7 | 125.41 | 8.62 |
| 2006-2007 | 2108.7 | 1593.7 | 125.42 | 8.62 |
| 2007-2008 | 2108.7 | 1593.7 | 125.43 | 8.62 |
| 2008-2009 | 2108.7 | 1593.7 | 124.00 | 9.00 |
| 2009-2010 | 2108.7 | 1585.305 | 86.712 | 8.25 |
| 2010-2011 | 2108.7 | 1585.305 | 86.712 | 8.25 |
| 2011-2012 | 2108.7 | 1585.305 | 86.794 | 8.25 |
| 2012-2013 | 2108.7 | 1585.305 | 86.88 | 8.25 |
| 2013-2014 | 2108.7 | 1585.305 | 91.28 | 8.25 |
| 2014-2015 | 2108.1 | 1585.305 | 42.00 | 7.45 |
Contd.
| Year | For other uncultivated Land excluding fallow Land | Fallow Land | Net Area Sown | Net Area Irrigated | |||
| Permanent pasture and other grazing Land | Land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves not included in net Area sown | Culturable waste | Fallow Land other than current follow Land | Current Fallow Land | |||
| 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2001-2002 | 10.600 | 19.163 | 5.100 | 163.262 | 35.798 | 117.812 | 10.219 |
| 2002-2003 | 13.100 | 27.253 | 9.500 | 215.713 | 41.356 | 117.780 | 10.669 |
| 2003-2004 | 5.650 | 15.123 | 5.950 | 194.378 | 38.447 | 121.722 | 11.352 |
| 2004-2005 | 5.346 | 10.232 | 5.000 | 181.199 | 49.969 | 123.564 | 11.852 |
| 2005-2006 | 5.340 | 10.238 | 5.231 | 197.192 | 40.969 | 122.00 | 11.800 |
| 2006-2007 | 5.235 | 68.765 | 5.230 | 166.078 | 41.465 | 94.187 | 11.388 |
| 2007-2008 | 5.230 | 66.749 | 5.230 | 165.981 | 44.947 | 92.813 | 9.446 |
| 2008-2009 | 5.250 | 51.976 | 10.00 | 170.850 | 40.089 | 103.835 | 11.022 |
| 2009-2010 | 5.250 | 38.710 | 6.700 | 180.800 | 66.023 | 130.226 | 10.244 |
| 2010-2011 | 5.250 | 38.711 | 6.700 | 182.262 | 66.607 | 130.121 | 12.123 |
| 2011-2012 | 5.250 | 40.868 | 6.700 | 183.115 | 61.188 | 131.230 | 12.700 |
| 2012-2013 | 5.250 | 41.083 | 6.700 | 194.031 | 50.380 | 130.821 | 14.330 |
| 2013-2014 | 5.250 | 73.362 | 6.700 | 161.132 | 47.073 | 130.049 | 15.620 |
| 2014-2015 | 4.250 | 32.050 | 5.700 | 165.368 | 48.151 | 214.184 | 16.380 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2011, 2013 and 2015
Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2011 and 2013
Statistical Handbook Mizoram 2014