Bangladesh vs Portugal: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Bangladesh
5.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
5.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
35th
Portugal rank
37th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Bangladesh
- Portugal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 5.41 tonnes per hectare against 5.31 tonnes per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.9061 tonnes per hectare | 0.7618 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.6786 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.6741 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.3989 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.6801 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.1549 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.1118 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Bangladesh or Portugal?
- Bangladesh, at 5.41 tonnes per hectare against 5.31 tonnes per hectare in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Bangladesh and Portugal?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Portugal rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.