Sugar Statistics

Total cane cultivation area

0.17 Million Hectare

a. Sugar Mills zone

0.086 Million Hectare

b. Non Mill zone

0.084 Million Hectare

Percent land utilized for sugarcane cultivation

2.05 %

Average production of Sugarcane

7.0-7.5 Million Ton

Utilization of sugarcane for sugar production

2.31 (32.36%) Million Ton

Utilization of sugarcane for gur production

3.75 (52.69%) Million Ton

Utilization of sugarcane for seed & juice purpose 1.06 (14.39%) Million Ton
Average sugar production

0.15-0.20 Million Ton

Average gur production

0.35-0.40 Million Ton

Total number of sugarcane farmer

0.6 Million

Number of people depend on sugarcane

5.0 Million

Manpower depends on sugarcane cultivation

66.0 Million Mandays

Contribution of sugarcane to GDP

0.74%

Contribution of sugarcane to Crop sub-sector

5.52%

Contribution of sugarcane Research & Extension 16%

Saving of foreign currency from sugar production
due to sugarcane research (1972-2000)
4000.00 Million Taka
Utilization of labour force in sugar industry
16000 Person

Capacity and establishment of sugar industries in Bangladesh

Name of sugar mills
a. Before Pakistan Era ( -1947)

Year of
establishment

Production capacity
(ton/day)

North Bengal Sugar mill

1933

1200

Setabgonj Sugar mill

1933

1250

Deshbandhu Sugar mill

1934

200

Carew & Co.

1938
1000
Total Production capacity 3650

b. During Pakistan Regime (1947-1971)

Rangpur Sugar mill
Thakurgaon Sugar mill

1958

1300

1959

1500

1959

1000

1963

2000

1966

1500

1966

1500

1966

1000

1668

1000

1970

1000

Zealbangla Sugar mill

Jaypurhat Sugar mill
Rajshahi Sugar mill
Kushtia Sugar mill
Mobarakgonj Sugar mill
Shampur Sugar mill
Panchagar Sugar mill
Kaliachapra Sugar mill
1970
1000
Total Production capacity 12800
c. After the emergence of Bangladesh (1971- )
Faridpur Sugar mill
1977
1000
Nator Sugar mill

1985

1500

Pabna Sugar mill

1997
1500
Total Production capacity 4000

Utilization of sugarcane in Bangladesh (1992-2009)

Year

1992-93
1993-94

Sugarcane Cane crushed for

production sugar production
(million ton) (million ton)
%
sugar
7.51
2.23
29.75
7.11
2.70
37.96

Cane crushed for gur

Utilization of sugarcane
production (million ton) for seed & juice
production (million ton)
%
gur
seed & juice %
4.15
55.24
1.13
15.00
3.34
47.03
1.07
15.02

1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Average

7.45
7.17
7.52
7.38
6.95
6.91
6.74
6.92
6.84
6.48
6.42
5.51
5.77
7.37
7.10
7.135

3.49
2.38
1.76
2.12
2.31
1.60
1.37
2.82
2.63
1.64
1.41
1.85
2.33
2.29
1.18
2.31

46.78
33.27
23.44
28.76
33.29
23.17
20.32
40.75
38.52
25.31
21.96
33.58
40.38
31.07
16.62
32.36

2.85
3.71
4.63
4.15
3.60
4.27
4.36
3.06
3.22
3.93
4.11
2.88
2.63
4.03
4.88
3.76

38.22
51.74
61.56
56.24
51.72
61.84
64.68
44.25
47.09
60.65
64.02
52.27
45.58
54.68
68.73
52.69

1.12
1.07
1.13
1.11
1.04
1.04
1.01
1.04
0.98
0.91
0.90
0.77
0.82
1.05
1.03
1.07

15.00
14.99
15.00
15.00
14.99
14.99
15.00
15.00
14.39
14.04
14.02
13.97
14.21
14.25
14.51
14.39

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

Items of GDP

Valuation in constant
market price (million
taka)
2049270.0
67625.9
120087.2
384250.0

Bangladesh
Livestock
Fisheries
Agriculture &
Forestry
Crop sub-sector
275421.8
Sugarcane
15216.9
Share of Sugarcane to ------Agricultural GDP
Share of Sugarcane
cultivation to
Agricultural land

Valuation in constant
market price in national
economy (%)
100.00
3.30
5.86
18.75
13.44
0.74
5.52
2.05

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

GDP contribution to sugarcane economy (2003-04)

Commodity

Sugar
By-Product
Seed
Chewing, Juice
Gur
Cattle feed/ Fuel
Total

GDP Valuation at
Constant Market
Price (Tk. in million)
3812.67
712.78
834.10
1053.65
9672.23
778.09
16863.52

GDP Contribution to GDP Contribution to

Sugarcane Economy
(%)
National Economy (%)
22.61
4.23
4.95
6.25
57.35
4.61
100.00

0.15
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.39
0.03
0.67

GDP contribution to sugarcane economy (1999-2000)

Commodity GDP valuation in
constant market
price (million
taka)
Sugar
3690.0
By-product 689.4
Seed
926.0
Juice
562.5
Gur
8520.0
Fodder/Fuel 829.0
Total
15216.9

GDP contribution GDP contribution to

within sugarcane national economy (%)
economy (%)
24.25
4.53
6.09
3.69
55.99
5.45
100.00

0.18
0.03
0.05
0.03
0.41
0.04
0.74

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

By-products of sugar
industry
a) By-product of sugar mill

Production
(million ton)

Price (million taka)

1. Bagasse

0.560

280.00

2. Press-mud

0.056

02.80

3. Molasses
b) By-product of sugarcane

0.064

396.60

1. Sugarcane top (fodder)

0.552

265.40

2. Dried leaf (fuel)

0.397

190.40

3. Root stock (fuel)

0.777

373.20

Total

1518.40

Contribution of sugarcane by- product to national economy (2003-04)

By- products of sugar

Production (million ton) price (million

Taka)

a) By- products of sugar mill

1. Bagasse

0.575

276.00

2. Press mud

0.058

27.84

3. Molases
0.066
a) By- products of sugar cane

408.94

1. Sugarcane top (fooder)

0.519

248.99

2. Dried leave

0.373

178.96

3. Root stock (fuel)

Total

0.729

350.14
1491

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

Areas of utilization

Sugarcane
production
(million ha)
Sugarcane cultivation in sugar mills zone 0.086
Sugarcane cultivation in non-mill zone
0.084
Sugar processing
--Gur processing
0.093
Production chewing cane/production of 0.006
juice
Fodder/fuel
0.170
Total

Total use of labour Comment

(million mandays)
24.452
23.030
6.300
9.492
0.124

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

2.627
66.025

Manpower utilization in sugar industry: 16802

Sales proceed (1972-2003) : 1295.8 million taka

Farmers income (1972-2003) : 663.5 million taka

Production, profit/lose and paying revenue (1972-2009):

Harvesting
season
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75

Sugar production
(ton)
19,295
88,375
98,466

Sugar recovery
(%)
6.62
7.56
7.62

Profit/lose (million
taka)
29.346
50.196
50.519

Paying revenue
(million taka)
11.16
52.78
191.27

1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1979-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09

86,788
138,707
178,072
130,720
93,224
142,918
202,168
181,355
151,353
87,849
82,498
181,925
178,260
110,000
183,862
246,493
195,587
187,483
221,547
270,196
183,934
135,000
166,000
153,000
123,000
98,350
204,329
177,398
177,398
119,000
107,000
133,000,
162,000
164,000
80,000

8.01
8.26
7.72
7.74
7.46
7.93
8.17
8.18
7.97
7.48
8.11
7.95
8.10
8.27
8.77
7.93
8.12
8.40
8.21
7.76
7.71
7.67
7.84
6.61
7.66
7.18
7.27
6.67
6.67
7.26
7.53
7.19
7.07
7.16
6.75

Statistics of profit/lose of 34 years (1972-2009) :

Profit (14 seasons)

Lose (20 seasons)

Item wise break-up of revenue payment

30.269
83.896
6.868
7.402
53.021
349.463
413.083
411.817
422.464
(202.496)
(330.547)
(339.628)
(175.013)
(241.304)
245.384
(95.942)
(657.062)
(829.493)
(143.739)
78.890
(379.279)
(659.185)
(385.732)
(603.704)
(1117.709)
(595.673)
(1181.191)
(972.487)
-972.487
-594.80
-175.70
-

210.37
307.42
450.95
441.58
423.86
681.95
825.55
871.64
858.25
368.26
591.90
1050.61
665.01
667.72
855.58
1293.60
1306.19
874.70
1127.05
1046.06
1344.08
1802.80
1794.55
1771.03
1382.76
1358.25
858.70
299.49
299.49
349.10
-

Items of revenue
VAT/Excise duty
Sales tax
Income tax
Road development cess
Profit sharing to Govt.
Sugar cess
Miscellaneous tax
Total

Amount (million taka)

14980
580
1700
1000
580
190
380
19410

Sugarcane Production and Factory Supply of Cane in Bangladesh during 1971-72 to 2008-09
(in thousand tons)
Year Sugarcane Sugarcane Sugarcane Sugarcane Total SugarTotal
Annual
Capacity
production Used for Used for Used for Production Jaggery
Sugar
Utilization
(MT)
Production
in Mill & Sugar
Jaggery
seed and
Production for Sugar
(MT)
Non-mill Production Production chewing
Capacity in Production
zone (MT) (MT)
(MT)
(MT)
120 ECD*
(ton)
(%)
197172 5686
409.16
4480.80 796.04
24.20
470.48
172.38
14.04
197273 5318
274.31
4299.17 744.52
19.60
451.41
172.38
11.37
197374 6342
1187.20 4266.92 887.88
89.81
448.03
172.38
52.10
197475 6635
1422.18 4283.92 928.90
100.04
449.81
172.38
58.03
197576 5886
1100.95 3961.01 824.04
88.18
415.91
161.16
54.72
197677 6401
1706.37 3798.49 896.14
140.93
398.84
157.08
89.72
197778 6670
2309.65 3426.55 933.80
178.07
359.79
167.28
106.45
197879 6828
1715.51 4156.57 955.92
132.81
436.44
167.28
79.39
197980 6340
1272.09 4180.31 887.60
94.71
438.93
167.28
56.62
198081 6495
1826.73 3758.97 909.30
145.21
394.69
167.28
86.81
198182 7023
2473.30 3566.48 983.22
202.16
374.48
167.28
120.85
198283 7242
2216.94 4011.18 1013.88 181.36
421.17
177.99
101.89

Year Sugarcane
production
in Mill &
Non-mill
zone (MT)
198384 7056
198485 6878
198586 6640
198687 6896
198788 7207
198889 6707
198990 7396
199091 7682
199192 7446
199293 7507
199394 6756
199495 7446
199596 7491
199697 7513
199798 7380
199899 6951
199900 6910
200001 6742
200102 6602
2002- 6838

Sugarcane
Used for
Sugar
Production
(MT)

Sugarcane
Used for
Jaggery
Production
(MT)

Sugarcane Total SugarTotal

Used for Production Jaggery
Production
seed and (MT)
(MT)
chewing
(MT)

Annual
Capacity
Sugar
Utilization
Production for Sugar
Capacity in Production
120 ECD*
(ton)
(%)

1899.83

4168.33

987.84

151.35

437.67

177.99

85.03

1176.60

4738.48

962.92

87.85

497.54

177.99

49.36

1018.20

4692.20

929.60

82.50

492.68

192.10

42.95

2286.65

3643.91

965.44

181.93

382.61

193.07

94.23

2199.39

3998.63

1008.98

178.26

419.86

193.07

92.33

1330.32

4437.70

938.98

110.00

465.96

193.07

56.97

2096.20

4264.36

1035.44

183.86

447.76

197.91

92.90

3105.92

3500.60

1075.48

246.49

367.56

199.25

123.71

2390.25

4013.31

1042.44

195.59

421.40

199.25

98.16

2233.11

4222.91

1050.98

187.48

443.41

202.05

92.79

2699.90

3110.26

945.84

221.55

326.58

205.05

108.05

3482.74

2920.82

1042.44

270.20

306.69

198.44

136.16

2383.48

4058.78

1048.74

183.93

426.17

196.44

93.63

1763.15

4698.03

1051.82

135.32

493.29

210.44

64.30

2121.85

4224.95

1033.20

166.46

443.62

210.44

79.10

2313.81

3664.05

973.14

152.98

384.73

210.44

72.70

1612.32

4330.28

967.40

123.50

454.68

210.44

58.69

1369.03

4429.09

943.88

98.36

465.05

210.44

46.74

2811.12
2633.43

2866.60
3247.25

924.28
957.32

204.33
177.40

300.99
340.96

210.44
210.44

97.10
84.30

Year Sugarcane
production
in Mill &
Non-mill
zone (MT)
03
200304 6484
200405 6423
200506 5511
200607 5770
200708
200809

Sugarcane
Used for
Sugar
Production
(MT)

Sugarcane
Used for
Jaggery
Production
(MT)

Sugarcane Total SugarTotal

Used for Production Jaggery
Production
seed and (MT)
(MT)
chewing
(MT)

Annual
Capacity
Sugar
Utilization
Production for Sugar
Capacity in Production
120 ECD*
(ton)
(%)

1642.51

3933.73

907.76

119.15

413.04

210.44

56.62

1414.49

4109.29

899.22

106.65

431.48

210.44

50.68

1853.18

2886.28

771.54

133.28

303.06

210.44

63.34

2335.04

2627.16

807.80

165.00

275.85
298.80

210.44

78.40

7371.14

2287.53

4029.54

1054.07

164.00

7097.92

1184.11

4884.61

1029.20

80.00

461.60

Source : MIS Report BSFIC, 2006-07 & BBS, 2006-07

* The ECD means:
1) National Capacity of individual mills based on tones Cane Crushed per Day (TCD)
and Effective days of crushing (ECD) is 120 effective d.
2) The total duration of crushing is 135 d, which includes periodical cleaning of 15 d.

Performance sugar industries in Bangladesh (1971-72 to 2008-09)

Crushing Total
Total
Yield
Total
Total Sugar
Recovery Sugarcane Profit/ Revenue to
Season
Sugarcane Production(Ton/ ha.)SugarcaneProduction(%)
Price (Ton)Loss
the national
Cultivation(millzone)
Crushing (Ton)
(million exchequer
(ha.)
(Ton)
(Ton)
TK)
(Tk. in million)
1971-72 55109
1139785 20.68
409160 24200
5.92
267.92
1972-73 47663
1103552 23.15
274310 19604
7.14
267.92
-29.95 11.16
1973-74 56847
2104241 37.02
1187202 89808
7.56
267.92
50.20 52.78
1974-75 70970
2206104 31.09
1422181 100040 7.02
267.92
50.52 191.27
1975-76 50542
1668517 33.01
1100946 88177
8.10
267.92
30.27 210.37
1976-77 65865
2389199 36.27
1706370 140925 8.26
321.51
83.90 307.42
1977-78 96022
3271953 34.08
2309652 178072 7.72
321.51
6.80
450.95
1978-79 75975
2573833 33.88
1715505 132812 7.74
321.51
7.40
441.58

Crushing Total
Total
Yield
Total
Total Sugar
Recovery Sugarcane Profit/ Revenue to
Season
Sugarcane Production(Ton/ ha.)SugarcaneProduction(%)
Price (Ton)Loss
the national
Cultivation(millzone)
Crushing (Ton)
(million exchequer
(ha.)
(Ton)
(Ton)
TK)
(Tk. in million)
1979-80 62965
2203112 34.99
1272089 94714
7.46
321.51
53.02 423.86
1980-81 77370
2833317 36.62
1826731 145205 7.93
401.88
262.12 681.95
1981-82 94969
3748431 39.47
2473301 202158 8.17
401.88
413.08 825.55
1982-83 99280
3925136 39.54
2216939 181355 8.18
401.88
411.82 871.64
1983-84 95902
3388795 35.34
1899831 151353 7.97
455.47
422.46 858.25
1984-85 94034
3136846 33.36
1176599 87849
7.48
509.05
-307.53 368.26
1985-86 73789
2998799 40.64
1018202 82498
8.11
616.22
-382.68 591.90
1986-87 85915
4132368 48.10
2286650 181925 7.95
643.01
-397.73 1050.61
1987-88 94299
4329241 45.91
2199389 178260 8.10
643.01
-175.01 665.01
1988-89 91866
3767600 41.01
1330320 110000 8.27
723.39
-241.30 667.72
1989-90 85476
4019565 47.03
2096203 183862 8.77
991.31
245.38 855.58
1990-91 95459
4695510 49.19
3105918 246493 7.93
991.31
-95.94 1293.60
1991-92 95501
4491122 47.03
2390251 195587 8.18
991.31
-655.74 1306.19
1992-93 87966
4246613 48.28
2233114 187483 8.40
991.31
-829.49 874.70
1993-94 92250
4576394 49.61
2699901 221547 8.21
991.31
-252.51 1127.05
1994-95 99004
5030449 50.81
3482741 270196 7.76
991.31
78.89 1046.06
1995-96 95942
4340890 45.25
2383481 183934 7.71
991.31
-379.28 1344.08
1996-97 86575
4097854 47.33
1763153 135320 7.67
991.31
-659.19 1802.80
1997-98 88130
4191153 47.56
2121845 166457 7.84
991.31
-385.73 1794.55
1998-99 94352
4123740 43.71
2313806 152979 6.61
991.31
-1305.901771.03
1999-00 86397
3526498 40.82
1612320 123498 7.66
991.31
-1117.711382.76
2000-01 74873
3361867 44.90
1369026 98355
7.18
1098.48 -1352.261358.25
2001-02 88274
4475990 50.71
2811123 204329 7.27
1098.48 -1181.19858.70
2002-03 105420
4595270 43.59 2633430 177,398 6.67 1100
-972.49
299.49
2003-04 84870
3948240 46.52 1642510 119,000 7.26 1100
-594.80
349.10
2004-05 78180
3516970 44.98 1414490 107,000 7.53 1180
-175.70
2005-06 75430
3717300 49.28 1853180 133280
7.19 1290
+661.60
2006-07 83600
4112660 49.19 233504
162000
7.07 1390
2007-08 86400
4051140 46.54 228753
164000
7.16 1390
2008-09

78740

3497920

44.42

80000

6.75

Source: MIS Report, BSFIC, 1972-2004

Growth Rate of Sugar industries performance (area, production, yield, factory supply, sugar
yield and sugarcane price) in Bangladesh (1971-72 to 2007-08)

Crushing Total
Season Sugarcane
Cultivation
(000 ha.)
1971-81 65.93
1981-91 91.10
1991-92 95.50
1992-93 87.97
1993-94 92.25
1994-95 99.00
1995-96 95.94
1996-97 86.58
1997-98 88.13
1998-99 94.35
1999-00 86.40
2000-01 74.87
2001-02 88.27
2002-03 105.42
2003-04 84.87
2004-05 78.18
2005-06 75.43
2006-07 83.60
2007-08 87.86
Growth
1.20
Rate(%)

Total
Yield
Total
Production (Ton/ha.) Sugarcane
(000 Ton)
Crushing
(000 Ton)
2149.36
32.08
1322.42
3814.23
41.96
1980.34
4491.12
47.03
2390.25
4246.61
48.28
2233.11
4576.39
49.61
2699.90
5030.45
50.81
3482.74
4340.89
45.25
2383.48
4097.85
47.33
1763.15
4191.15
47.56
2121.85
4123.74
43.71
2313.81
3526.50
40.82
1612.32
3361.87
44.9
1369.03
4475.99
50.71
2811.12
4595.27
43.59
2633.43
3948.24
46.52
1642.51
3516.97
44.98
1414.49
3717.30
49.28
1853.18
4112.66
49.19
2335.04
4051.14
46.11
2287.53
2.90

1.60

2.70

Total Sugar Recovery

Production (%)
(000 Ton)

Sugarcane
Price (Ton)

101.36
160.58
195.59
187.48
221.55
270.20
183.93
135.32
166.46
152.98
123.50
98.36
204.33
177.40
119.15
106.65
133.28
165.00
163.84

7.49
8.09
8.18
8.4
8.21
7.76
7.71
7.67
7.84
6.61
7.66
7.18
7.27
6.73
7.26
7.53
7.19
7.07
7.16

303
638
991
991
991
991
991
991
991
991
991
1098
1098
1098
1098
1179
1286
1394
1447

2.60

0.00

5.30

Source: MIS Report, BSFIC, 1971-2006

Growth rate of sugarcane acreage and production during the period of 1999/00 to
2008-09
Bangladesh
Total
Crushing sugarcane
cultivation
season
(000 ha)
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Mean
Growth
rate (%)

Total
production
(000 ton)

Mill zone
Total
sugarcane
cultivation
(000 ha)

Total
production
(000 ton)

Non mill zone

Total
Total
sugarcane
production
cultivation
(000 ton)
(000 ha)

170.45
168.83
162.75
165.99
163.56
157.09
152.63
150.00
160.40
153.74
160.54

6910.00
6742.00
6502.00
6838.00
6484.00
6423.00
5511.00
5770.00
7371.14
7097.92
6564.91

86.4
74.87
88.27
105.42
84.87
78.18
75.43
83.6
86.4
78.74
84.22

3526.5
3361.87
4475.99
4595.27
3948.24
3516.97
3717.3
4112.66
4051.14
3497.92
3880.39

84.05
93.96
74.48
60.57
78.69
78.91
77.20
66.40
74.00
75.00
76.33

3383.5
3380.13
2026.01
2242.73
2535.76
2906.03
1793.7
1657.34
3320.00
3600.00
2684.52

-0.012

-0.002

-0.007

0.000

-0.015

-0.007

Source: BSFIC, BSRI, DAE Reports (1999-00 to 2008-09)

Sugar producing countries of the world (2008-09)

Country

Production in
million ton

Brazil
India
Eu
China

38.63
16.03
14.87
13.59

Exports in millionPopulation Per capita

tons
in million consumption
killograms
23.69 [01]
198
58
0.24 [15]
1166
19
0.71 [09]
500
34
1338
10

Thailand
7.72
United states 6.92
Mexico
5.76
Sadc*
5.31
Australia
4.8
Pakistan
4.24
[#] = World export ranking

5.00 [02]
0.71 [09]
1.79 [04)
4.22 [03]
-

66
307
111
139
21
176

36
29
49
19
45
23

* SADC =
Southern African Development Community (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Source : Illovo Sugar Limited Annual Report 2009 (page 55)

Domestic retail price of sugar in Bangladesh and different

sugar producing country of the world (2008-09)
Area
Japan
USA
France
Australia
South Africa
Malawi
Swaziland
Brazil
India
Pakistan
UK
World
Bangladesh

Price (US $ /Kg)

2.18
1.83
1.80
1.14
0.96
0.836
0.748
0.704
0.86
0.94
1.40
610
0.74

Price (Taka /Kg)

152.46
127.82
126.28
80.08
67.76
58.52
52.36
49.28
60.00
66.00
98.00
42.70
52.00

Source: World of Sugar. Illovo sugar Limited Annual Report, 2009

*1 US $ = 70.00 Taka.