Table 2.07: Area under  Vegetables from 1971-72 to 2005-06
							(Figures in thousand hectare)
	Year	Brinjal	Brinjal	Tomato	Cauli	Cabbage	Radish	Other Veg.	Other Veg	Total
		(Kharif)	(Rabi)		flower			(Summer)	(Rabi)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	1971-72	8.9	17.8	7.3	4.9	5.3	8.9	28.5	22.3	103.9
	1972-73	9.5	18.7	6.9	4.9	4.9	4.5	32.6	23.0	105.0
	1973-74	9.7	18.8	6.9	4.9	4.9	9.3	34.5	22.4	111.4
	1974-75	9.5	17.3	8.1	5.3	5.7	12.1	33.3	24.8	116.1
	1975-76	9.6	17.1	7.7	5.7	6.1	11.7	34.9	25.5	118.3
	1976-77	8.8	16.7	7.7	5.7	5.7	11.7	34.0	24.8	115.1
	1977-78	8.9	17.4	8.1	5.7	5.7	12.1	34.2	25.9	118.0
	1978-79	8.3	17.3	8.5	6.1	6.1	12.5	35.4	26.2	120.4
	1979-80	9.4	17.7	8.9	6.1	6.5	12.9	35.0	26.7	123.2
	1980-81	9.4	17.5	8.9	6.5	6.9	13.4	36.6	27.0	126.2
	1981-82	9.8	18.1	8.9	6.9	6.9	14.2	38.5	28.1	131.4
	1982-83	9.9	18.0	9.3	7.3	7.3	15.0	41.7	29.0	137.5
	1983-84	9.8	18.0	9.7	7.3	7.3	15.4	42.9	29.6	140.0
	1984-85	9.0	17.5	9.7	7.3	7.7	16.2	40.5	31.6	139.5
	1985-86	8.9	17.4	9.7	7.3	7.3	16.2	43.7	31.6	142.1
	1986-87	9.9	17.3	10.1	7.3	7.3	17.0	45.7	31.6	146.2
	1987-88	8.7	17.7	10.9	7.3	7.3	17.8	45.7	34.0	149.4
	1988-89	9.2	17.7	11.3	7.7	7.7	18.6	51.4	34.8	158.4
	1989-90	10.0	19.1	11.7	8.5	8.1	19.8	51.4	34.0	162.6
	1990-91	9.9	19.1	11.7	8.5	8.1	20.6	57.5	36.8	172.2
	1991-92	9.8	19.1	11.7	8.5	8.5	20.2	58.3	37.2	173.3
	1992-93	9.8	19.5	11.7	8.9	8.9	20.2	61.1	38.8	178.9
	1993-94	9.6	19.3	11.8	9.3	9.2	20.4	61.5	39.8	180.9
	1994-95	9.7	19.0	11.7	9.3	9.7	20.6	63.9	40.9	184.8
	1995-96	10.1	19.0	12.1	9.7	10.1	21.4	66.4	42.1	190.9
	1996-97	10.5	19.4	12.5	10.1	10.5	21.9	66.8	43.3	195.0
	1997-98	10.6	19.6	13.1	10.3	11.0	21.7	70.0	44.6	200.8
	1998-99	21.9	44.9	14.3	10.4	11.3	21.6	70.8	45.2	240.4
	1999-00	22.3	42.9	14.6	10.5	11.3	21.9	70.9	47.4	241.8
	2000-01	22.3	42.1	15.0	10.9	11.7	22.3	73.7	36.8	234.8
	2001-02	22.3	40.9	15.4	10.9	11.7	22.7	82.6	37.2	243.7
	2002-03	22.3	40.6	15.8	11.2	12.1	22.7	86.6	52.6	263.9
	2003-04	22.5	37.5	17.9	12.5	12.7	23.4	55.9	7.87	190.3
	2004-05	21.2	36.5	17.7	13.2	13.6	24.4	106.6	7.49	240.7
	2005-06	19.5	31.2	18.8	15.1	14.8	24.9	59.8	7.84	191.9
	Source : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
	Note:
	(i)Other Veg. (Summer)  mean Puisak, Chichinga & Data etc.
	(ii)Other Veg. (Rabi)  mean Latus, Bit, Gagor & Shalgom etc.