Table 2.04:  Area under Pulses 1971-72 to 2004-05
					(Figures in thousand hectare)
Year	Gram	Mug	Musur	Khesari	Mashkalai	*Others	Total
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1971-72	71.6	19.0	71.6	96.9	52.6	47.0	358.7
1972-73	60.3	14.2	662.7	86.6	48.6	40.0	912.4
1973-74	55.8	10.5	60.3	74.5	47.3	34.5	282.9
1974-75	55.8	13.4	70.0	79.3	53.0	36.3	307.8
1975-76	54.2	13.8	65.5	81.7	53.4	34.9	303.5
1976-77	55.8	15.4	74.5	99.1	52.2	33.8	330.8
1977-78	57.1	16.6	79.3	98.7	51.8	34.4	337.9
1978-79	55.8	16.6	84.6	99.1	50.6	32.3	339
1979-80	57.9	16.6	85.0	93.1	47.3	31.4	331.3
1980-81	57.9	15.0	83.8	92.3	47.3	29.4	325.7
1981-82	53.4	15.4	74.9	91.0	42.9	27.1	304.7
1982-83	54.2	15.0	73.2	93.1	40.1	24.9	300.5
1983-84	113.3	59.9	240.3	203.0	84.2	28.7	729.4
1984-85	108.8	60.3	233.5	247.6	74.9	56.6	781.7
1985-86	103.6	59.5	222.5	232.3	69.2	56.6	743.7
1986-87	103.6	57.5	212.8	221.7	65.5	55.4	716.5
1987-88	103.2	57.9	216.5	231.0	70.4	58.3	737.3
1988-89	102.8	58.7	215.3	232.7	69.2	58.2	736.9
1989-90	102.8	60.3	209.2	242.4	70.0	53.4	738.1
1990-91	96.7	57.9	210.0	243.8	68.4	51.0	727.8
1991-92	92.3	55.4	208.8	248.0	68.0	50.6	723.1
1992-93	68.0	53.4	207.8	244.8	67.6	49.5	691.1
1993-94	85.6	53.7	207.5	246.8	67.1	49.9	710.6
1994-95	85.0	53.8	207.2	246.2	68.0	50.0	710.2
1995-96	85.0	55.0	205.6	238.4	65.2	49.0	698.2
1996-97	84.6	55.0	206.4	229.5	64.3	49.4	689.2
1997-98	84.0	55.0	205.7	226.0	64.2	30.5	665.4
1998-99	86.6	55.5	205.6	210.5	63.8	31.6	653.6
1999-00	16.6	55.1	166.8	202.0	28.7	29.2	498.4
2000-01	16.2	52.6	164.4	187.0	27.1	21.1	468.4
2001-02	15.4	45.3	157.0	181.7	26.3	22.0	447.7
2002-03	15.1	44.3	154.1	185.7	25.5	23.6	448.3
2003-04	13.9	43.6	154.8	159.2	25.0	22.3	418.74
2004-05	16.8	76.5	130.2	261.0	102.8	17.6	604.74
Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
Note:
*Other Cereals means Gharikolai, Orhar