Sugar Statistics

 
 

Information regarding sugarcane cultivation in Bangladesh

Total cane cultivation area

a. Sugar Mills zone

b. Non Mill zone

Percent land utilized for sugarcane cultivation

Average production of Sugarcane

Utilization of sugarcane for sugar production

Utilization of sugarcane for gur production

Utilization of sugarcane for seed & juice purpose

Average sugar production

Average gur production

Total number of sugarcane farmer

Number of people depend on sugarcane

Manpower depends on sugarcane cultivation

Contribution of sugarcane to GDP

Contribution of sugarcane to Crop sub-sector

Contribution of sugarcane Research & Extension

Saving of foreign currency from sugar production due to sugarcane research (1972-2000)

Utilization of labour force in sugar industry

0.17 Million Hectare

0.086 Million Hectare

0.084 Million Hectare

2.05 %

7.0-7.5 Million Ton

2.31 (32.36%) Million Ton

3.75 (52.69%) Million Ton

1.06 (14.39%) Million Ton

0.15-0.20 Million Ton

0.35-0.40 Million Ton

0.6 Million

5.0 Million

66.0 Million Mandays

0.74%

5.52%

16%

 

4000.00 Million Taka

16000 Person

 

o         Capacity and establishment of sugar industries in Bangladesh

Name of sugar mills

Year of establishment

Production capacity (ton/day)

a. Before Pakistan Era (    -1947)

 

 

North Bengal Sugar mill

Setabgonj Sugar mill       

Deshbandhu Sugar mill

Carew & Co.

1933

1933

1934

1938

1200

1250

200

1000

 

Total Production capacity 3650

b. During Pakistan Regime (1947-1971)

 

 

Rangpur Sugar mill

Thakurgaon Sugar mill

Zealbangla Sugar mill

Jaypurhat Sugar mill

Rajshahi Sugar mill

Kushtia Sugar mill

Mobarakgonj Sugar mill

Shampur Sugar mill

Panchagar Sugar mill

Kaliachapra Sugar mill

1958

1959

1959

1963

1966

1966

1966

1668

1970

1970

1300

1500

1000

2000

1500

1500

1000

1000

1000

1000

 

Total Production capacity 12800

c. After the emergence of Bangladesh (1971-  )

 

Faridpur Sugar mill

Nator Sugar mill

Pabna Sugar mill

1977

1985

1997

1000

1500

1500

 

Total Production capacity 4000
       

 

Utilization of sugarcane in Bangladesh (1992-2002)

Year

Sugarcane production (million ton)

Cane crushed for sugar production (million ton)

Cane crushed for gur production (million ton)

Utilization of sugarcane for seed & juice production (million ton)

sugar

%

gur

%

seed & juice   %

      1992-93

7.51

2.23

29.75

4.15

55.24

1.13     

15.00

   1993-94

7.11

2.70

37.96

3.34

47.03

1.07    

15.02

1994-95

7.45

3.49

46.78

2.85

38.22

1.12     

15.00

1995-96

7.17

2.38

33.27

3.71

51.74

1.07     

14.99

1996-97

7.52

1.76

23.44

4.63

61.56

1.13     

15.00

1997-98

7.38

2.12

28.76

4.15

56.24

1.11     

15.00

1998-99

6.95

2.31

33.29

3.60

51.72

1.04     

14.99

1999-00

6.91

1.60

23.17

4.27

61.84

1.04     

14.99

2000-01

6.74

1.37

20.32

4.36

64.68

1.01     

15.00

2001-02

6.92

2.82

40.75

3.06

44.25

1.04     

15.00

2002-03

6.84

2.63

38.52

3.22

47.09

0.98       

14.39

Average

7.135

2.31

32.36

3.76

52.69

1.07     

14.39

 

Comparative GDP Contribution of sugarcane to national economy (1999-2000)

 

Items of GDP

Valuation in constant market price (million taka)

Valuation in constant market price in national economy (%)

Comments

Bangladesh

2049270.0

100.00

Sugarcane is produced in 2.05% land of the country but it contributes double 5.52% to agricultural GDP

Livestock

     67625.9

    3.30

Fisheries

   120087.2

    5.86

Agriculture & Forestry

  384250.0

  18.75

Crop sub-sector

    275421.8

   13.44

Sugarcane

      15216.9

    0.74

Share of Sugarcane to Agricultural GDP

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    5.52   

Share of Sugarcane cultivation to Agricultural land

 

   2.05

 

GDP contribution to sugarcane economy (1999-2000)

  Commodity

GDP valuation in constant market price (million taka)

GDP contribution within sugarcane economy (%)

GDP contribution to national economy (%)

  Sugar

3690.0

24.25

0.18

  By-product

 689.4

 4.53

0.03

  Seed

 926.0

 6.09

0.05

  Juice

 562.5

 3.69

0.03

  Gur

8520.0

55.99

0.41

  Fodder/Fuel

  829.0

 5.45

0.04

  Total

15216.9

100.00

0.74

 

 

Contribution of sugarcane by-product to national economy (1999-2000)

By-products of sugar industry

Production (million ton)

Price (million taka)

a)   By-product of sugar mill

1.   Bagasse

2.   Press-mud

3.   Molasses

 

0.560

0.056

0.064

 

280.00

02.80

396.60

b)  By-product of sugarcane

1.   Sugarcane top (fodder)

2.   Dried leaf (fuel)

3.   Root stock (fuel)

 

0.552

0.397

0.777

 

 

265.40

190.40

373.20

 

Total

 

1518.40

 

 

 

Utilization of labour force in sugarcane production and processing (1999-2000)

       Areas of utilization

Sugarcane production (million ha)

 Total use of labour (million mandays)

 

Comment

  Sugarcane cultivation in sugar mills zone

0.086

24.452

A total of 99 labour is utilized per acre production of sugarcane

  Sugarcane cultivation in non-mill zone

0.084

23.030

  Sugar processing

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6.300

  Gur processing

0.093

9.492

  Production chewing cane/production of juice