Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Cereal production

Bangladesh
66.35 million metric tons
in 2024
Indonesia
73.97 million metric tons
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Indonesia rank
7th

Cereal production over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 73.97 million metric tons against 66.35 million metric tons in Bangladesh, a difference of 7.62 million metric tons.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 181 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 15.82 million metric tons 16.62 million metric tons 802,733 metric tons Indonesia
1970s 17.91 million metric tons 25.46 million metric tons 7.55 million metric tons Indonesia
1980s 23.69 million metric tons 42.50 million metric tons 18.81 million metric tons Indonesia
1990s 28.84 million metric tons 56.33 million metric tons 27.49 million metric tons Indonesia
2000s 41.41 million metric tons 66.20 million metric tons 24.79 million metric tons Indonesia
2010s 55.30 million metric tons 78.02 million metric tons 22.72 million metric tons Indonesia
2020s 63.14 million metric tons 73.80 million metric tons 10.66 million metric tons Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 73.97 million metric tons against 66.35 million metric tons in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
7.62 million metric tons, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for cereal production?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.