Bangladesh vs South Africa: Yields of key staple crops
Bangladesh
3.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
3.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
44th
South Africa rank
43rd
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.81 tonnes per hectare against 3.76 tonnes per hectare in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | 0.6409 tonnes per hectare | 0.0367 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.9339 tonnes per hectare | 0.2691 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.715 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.0878 tonnes per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.5808 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.4112 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.5528 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.81 tonnes per hectare against 3.76 tonnes per hectare in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Bangladesh ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 126 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.