Table 3.03: Average Yield of Cash Crops 1971-72 to 2004-05
		(Figures in metric ton per hectare except Jute & Cotton)
Year	Jute	Cotton	Sugarcane	Tobacco	Tea	Betel
	Bales per hectare	Bales per hectare				leaves
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1971-72	6.18	0.84	40.50	0.83	1.61	4.70
1972-73	7.27	0.88	41.46	0.85	0.53	4.81
1973-74	6.75	0.82	43.05	0.88	0.60	4.86
1974-75	6.06	0.84	43.20	0.88	0.73	4.95
1975-76	7.62	0.75	44.22	0.91	0.67	4.87
1976-77	7.41	0.74	44.30	0.93	0.79	4.72
1977-78	7.34	0.92	43.37	0.88	0.85	5.09
1978-79	7.76	0.96	44.04	0.86	0.87	4.78
1979-80	7.86	1.02	43.63	0.89	0.85	4.66
1980-81	7.79	1.27	44.33	0.91	0.90	4.96
1981-82	8.13	3.32	44.32	0.93	0.86	5.51
1982-83	8.47	2.91	43.74	0.96	0.91	4.62
1983-84	7.58	2.63	41.75	0.93	0.95	4.80
1984-85	7.56	2.17	42.07	0.95	0.85	4.96
1985-86	8.19	1.41	41.45	0.86	0.97	4.96
1986-87	8.75	1.76	42.43	0.87	0.82	5.00
1987-88	9.17	3.16	41.61	0.89	0.87	4.89
1988-89	8.19	2.41	38.99	0.85	0.95	4.88
1989-90	8.56	4.05	39.80	0.85	0.82	4.96
1990-91	9.09	4.73	40.22	0.89	0.96	5.04
1991-92	8.97	4.23	39.75	0.92	0.94	5.15
1992-93	8.90	4.54	40.69	1.00	1.06	5.07
1993-94	9.29	1.75	39.33	1.06	1.06	5.22
1994-95	9.46	1.85	41.37	1.06	1.09	5.22
1995-96	8.82	1.90	37.89	1.07	1.00	5.22
1996-97	9.60	1.86	39.37	1.09	1.10	5.27
1997-98	10.09	1.83	42.13	1.12	1.04	5.33
1998-99	9.36	1.46	39.97	0.91	1.16	5.33
1999-00	9.61	1.73	40.53	1.12	0.95	5.27
2000-01	10.10	0.90	39.94	1.23	1.07	5.36
2001-02	10.37	1.64	39.97	1.25	1.07	5.27
2002-03	10.10	1.61	40.22	1.20	1.12	5.41
2003-04	10.73	1.67	90.05	1.27		5.63
2004-05	8.87		51.00
Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)