Land Use Classification in Sikkim, 2013-14 to 2022-23:
(Thousand Hectares)
| Year | Geographical Area | Reporting area for land utilisation statistics (col.4+7+11+ 14+15) | Forests | Not available for cultivation | Other uncultivated land excluding Fallow Land | |||||
| Area under non-agricultural uses | Barren & un-culturable land | Total (col.5+6) | Permanent pastures & other grazing lands | Land under misc. tree crops & groves (not incl. in net area sown) | Culturable waste land | Total (col.8 to 10) | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 2013-14 | 710 | 443 | 336* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2014-15 | 710 | 443 | 336* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2015-16 | 710 | 442 | 336* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2016-17 | 710 | 442 | 336* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2017-18 | 710 | 441 | 334* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2018-19 | 710 | 441 | 334* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2019-20 | 710 | 441 | 334* | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2020-21 | 710 | 441 | 334 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2021-22(p) | 710 | 441 | 334 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2022-23 | 710 | 491 | 334 | 28 | 16 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
Cotnd.
| Year | Fallow Lands | Net area Sown | Total Cropped Area | Agri. Land/ Cultivable land/ Culturable land/ Arable land (col.9+10+14+15) | Cultivated land (col.13+15) | Un-cultivable land (col.3 18) | Un-cultivated land (col.3- 19) | |||
| Fallow lands other than current fallows | Current fallows | Total (C ol.12+1 3) | Area sown more than once (col.16-15) | |||||||
| 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 2013-14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 147 | 70 | 97 | 84 | 346 | 358 |
| 2014-15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 136 | 59 | 97 | 84 | 346 | 358 |
| 2015-16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 137 | 59 | 97 | 84 | 346 | 358 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 146 | 69 | 97 | 84 | 346 | 358 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 153 | 75 | 97 | 84 | 344 | 357 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 162 | 85 | 97 | 84 | 344 | 357 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 162 | 85 | 97 | 84 | 344 | 357 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 140 | 63 | 97 | 84 | 344 | 357 |
| 2021-22(p) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 140 | 63 | 97 | 84 | 344 | 357 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 83 | 139 | 56 | 103 | 86 | 387 | 405 |
(p): Provisional.
*Classification of land (Part-1): The figures related to area under forest are taken from latest “State of Forest Report,” of the Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. The other categories of land use (Part- I), net irrigated area, gross irrigated area, net area sown and area under crops as the case may be, are taken from latest Agriculture Census or are estimated based on latest available year data received from the States/UTs respectively.
Source: Land Use Statistics at a Glance 2022-23