Table 2.03: Area under Cash Crops 1971-72 to 2004-05
			(Figures in thousand hectare)
Year	Jute	Cotton	Sugarcane	Tobacco	Tea	Betel
						leaves
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1971-72	678.2	11.3	140.4	40.9	44.5	10.0
1972-73	896.3	8.9	128.3	46.9	44.5	10.6
1973-74	888.6	7.7	147.3	46.5	44.5	11.1
1974-75	573.4	7.3	153.6	45.3	43.3	11.1
1975-76	516.7	6.1	133.1	49.4	42.9	11.3
1976-77	648.6	5.3	144.5	68.0	41.7	10.8
1977-78	730.4	5.3	153.8	55.4	42.9	11.2
1978-79	829.9	6.9	155.0	49.8	43.3	11.3
1979-80	758.3	6.1	145.3	44.9	43.3	11.6
1980-81	634.9	7.7	148.9	51.4	44.1	12.1
1981-82	571.3	16.6	161.0	55.0	45.2	12.7
1982-83	576.6	19.8	165.9	52.2	44.5	13.0
1983-84	688.3	17.4	166.7	51.8	44.5	12.7
1984-85	676.1	12.9	163.5	51.8	44.5	12.5
1985-86	1057.7	17.0	160.2	53.4	44.5	12.3
1986-87	772.0	12.5	164.7	46.1	45.7	12.4
1987-88	512.3	11.7	173.2	47.3	46.5	13.3
1988-89	543.4	17.0	172.0	45.7	46.5	12.9
1989-90	541.8	19.0	186.5	44.9	47.3	13.1
1990-91	583.5	18.6	191.0	38.0	47.7	13.3
1991-92	587.9	18.6	187.3	36.8	47.7	13.4
1992-93	500.1	19.8	184.5	36.0	47.7	13.8
1993-94	478.1	46.5	180.8	36.0	47.8	13.8
1994-95	559.7	49.9	180.0	36.0	47.8	13.8
1995-96	458.5	49.2	189.1	36.4	48.2	13.8
1996-97	507.0	51.4	191.0	34.8	48.2	14.6
1997-98	577.3	53.1	175.1	32.8	48.6	14.8
1998-99	478.1	42.7	173.9	31.8	48.5	13.8
1999-00	408.1	48.2	170.5	31.2	48.6	15.0
2000-01	448.2	45.2	168.8	30.0	48.6	15.3
2001-02	456.5	51.2	162.7	30.6	49.5	15.4
2002-03	436.6	47.6	176.0	30.8	50.5	15.5
2003-04	407.9	49.1	72.0	30.4		16.6
2004-05	357.0		69.7
Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) & Cotton Development Board (CDB)
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)