| Table 1.08: Production of Spices & Potato from 1971-72 to 2004-05 | |||||||||
| (Figures in thousand metric tons) | |||||||||
| Year | Spices | Potato | |||||||
| Chilies | Onion | Garlic | Ginger | *Others | Total | Potato | S.Potato | Total | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1971-72 | 58.1 | 157.0 | 49.0 | 34.0 | 22.0 | 320.1 | 741.0 | 735.0 | 1476.0 |
| 1972-73 | 51.5 | 153.0 | 43.0 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 299.5 | 747.0 | 680.0 | 1427.0 |
| 1973-74 | 43.4 | 147.0 | 41.0 | 36.0 | 12.4 | 279.8 | 719.0 | 627.0 | 1346.0 |
| 1974-75 | 49.4 | 144.0 | 41.0 | 36.0 | 36.9 | 307.3 | 866.0 | 707.0 | 1573.0 |
| 1975-76 | 52.1 | 148.0 | 42.0 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 310.3 | 889.0 | 778.0 | 1667.0 |
| 1976-77 | 44.7 | 136.0 | 38.0 | 35.0 | 32.8 | 286.5 | 724.0 | 744.0 | 1468.0 |
| 1977-78 | 48.9 | 145.0 | 41.0 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 302.4 | 849.0 | 770.0 | 1619.0 |
| 1978-79 | 51.7 | 133.0 | 39.0 | 37.0 | 33.5 | 294.2 | 895.0 | 782.0 | 1677.0 |
| 1979-80 | 50.0 | 141.0 | 41.0 | 37.0 | 33.0 | 302.0 | 903.0 | 779.0 | 1682.0 |
| 1980-81 | 40.0 | 96.0 | 38.0 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 241.0 | 963.0 | 693.0 | 1656.0 |
| 1981-82 | 45.0 | 132.0 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 32.0 | 292.0 | 1035.0 | 692.0 | 1727.0 |
| 1982-83 | 47.0 | 140.0 | 43.0 | 38.0 | 31.0 | 299.0 | 1149.0 | 713.0 | 1862.0 |
| 1983-84 | 46.0 | 136.0 | 43.0 | 38.0 | 32.0 | 295.0 | 1166.0 | 713.0 | 1879.0 |
| 1984-85 | 45.0 | 140.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 299.0 | 1159.0 | 683.0 | 1842.0 |
| 1985-86 | 44.0 | 137.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 295.0 | 1102.0 | 612.0 | 1714.0 |
| 1986-87 | 43.0 | 130.0 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 288.0 | 1069.0 | 548.0 | 1617.0 |
| 1987-88 | 45.0 | 141.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 304.0 | 1276.0 | 558.0 | 1834.0 |
| 1988-89 | 47.0 | 130.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 295.0 | 1089.0 | 544.0 | 1633.0 |
| 1989-90 | 51.0 | 148.0 | 45.0 | 43.0 | 36.0 | 323.0 | 1066.0 | 512.0 | 1578.0 |
| 1990-91 | 52.0 | 143.0 | 36.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 317.0 | 1237.0 | 483.0 | 1720.0 |
| 1991-92 | 51.0 | 144.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 322.0 | 1379.0 | 470.0 | 1849.0 |
| 1992-93 | 54.0 | 140.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 322.0 | 1384.0 | 434.0 | 1818.0 |
| 1993-94 | 53.8 | 163.8 | 40.2 | 40.1 | 42.0 | 339.9 | 1438.1 | 426.9 | 1865.0 |
| 1994-95 | 52.0 | 142.0 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 45.0 | 318.0 | 1468.0 | 435.0 | 1903.0 |
| 1995-96 | 52.0 | 138.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 46.0 | 314.0 | 1492.0 | 435.0 | 1927.0 |
| 1996-97 | 53.0 | 142.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 47.0 | 320.0 | 1508.0 | 406.0 | 1914.0 |
| 1997-98 | 52.8 | 138.4 | 39.7 | 38.6 | 46.3 | 315.8 | 1553.1 | 397.6 | 1950.7 |
| 1998-99 | 60.3 | 131.1 | 38.3 | 38.1 | 45.9 | 313.7 | 2761.9 | 382.6 | 3144.5 |
| 1999-00 | 143.0 | 134.0 | 40.0 | 38.0 | 46.0 | 401.0 | 2933.0 | 378.0 | 3311.0 |
| 2000-01 | 141.0 | 127.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 48.0 | 397.0 | 3216.0 | 357.0 | 3573.0 |
| 2001-02 | 136.0 | 150.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 418.0 | 2994.0 | 346.0 | 3340.0 |
| 2002-03 | 137.0 | 153.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 49.0 | 425.0 | 3385.9 | 332.0 | 3717.9 |
| 2003-04 | 138.7 | 272.2 | 73.4 | 48.2 | 76.4 | 609.0 | 3907.1 | 320.5 | 4227.6 |
| 2004-05 | 213.5 | 632.8 | 280.2 | 109.9 | 298.1 | 1534.5 | 5947.5 | 658.1 | 6605.6 |
| Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) | |||||||||
| Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) | |||||||||
| Note: | |||||||||
| *Others means Turmeric, Alach, Daruchini, Labanga & Tejpata | |||||||||