Table 2.05: Area under Oilseeds from 1971-72 to 2005-06
						(Figures in thousand hectare)
	Year	Mustard	Til	Lin Seed	Groundnut	Coconut	Others*	Total
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	1971-72	188.6	47.5	12.9	26.7	24.7	2.8	303.2
	1972-73	191.4	47.7	11.7	22.9	25.1	2.4	301.2
	1973-74	176.4	43.5	12.5	20.8	25.1	2.0	280.3
	1974-75	196.2	51.1	14.2	19.5	26.7	1.7	309.4
	1975-76	193.0	54.3	14.2	22.2	25.9	1.6	311.2
	1976-77	194.2	51.6	14.6	21.0	26.7	1.6	309.7
	1977-78	205.6	54.8	14.6	23.5	26.7	1.6	326.8
	1978-79	212.8	47.9	14.6	25.0	27.1	1.2	328.6
	1979-80	195.0	48.3	14.6	22.9	28.3	1.3	310.4
	1980-81	201.5	37.1	15.0	23.9	29.1	1.2	307.8
	1981-82	183.0	41.9	15.0	21.9	29.9	1.2	292.9
	1982-83	186.5	40.5	14.6	20.8	30.3	1.0	293.7
	1983-84	364.2	39.6	14.6	20.0	30.8	1.1	470.3
	1984-85	385.2	33.2	12.5	17.4	30.8	1.6	480.7
	1985-86	389.4	35.2	12.9	18.6	31.2	1.2	488.5
	1986-87	342.3	32.8	13.8	18.6	31.6	0.8	439.9
	1987-88	317.6	82.1	75.3	38.4	32.4	0.8	546.6
	1988-89	333.8	81.3	76.1	38.0	32.4	0.8	562.4
	1989-90	338.3	71.6	76.9	38.4	32.4	0.8	558.4
	1990-91	339.1	82.9	77.3	38.4	30.8	0.8	569.3
	1991-92	339.9	80.5	75.3	38.8	30.8	0.8	566.1
	1992-93	338.3	82.5	74.9	36.6	31.2	0.8	564.3
	1993-94	336.5	65.9	74.5	36.5	31.2	0.8	545.4
	1994-95	336.3	80.1	73.2	35.6	31.6	0.8	557.6
	1995-96	336.3	79.7	70.4	35.6	32.0	0.8	554.8
	1996-97	336.3	79.7	70.0	34.8	32.0	0.8	553.6
	1997-98	343.6	79.6	69.8	34.7	32.1	1.5	561.3
	1998-99	344.1	78.2	64.3	34.8	31.3	1.1	553.8
	1999-00	328.7	37.3	4.5	34.0	31.2	1.2	436.9
	2000-01	317.8	36.8	4.5	33.2	31.2	1.2	424.7
	2001-02	330.1	36.8	4.5	25.9	31.2	1.2	429.7
	2002-03	297.5	39.0	4.5	26.7	31.2	0.4	399.3
	2003-04	279.2	39.0	4.4	26.0	39.1	0.7	388.4
	2004-05	241.5	38.9	4.7	28.8	5.0	3.2	322.1
	2005-06	216.8	30.7	13.6	29.4	8.9	2.0	301.4
	Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) & Department of Agricultural Extension(DAE)
	Note:
	*Others  mean Castor, Sunflower & Verendah