Areca nuts — Yield in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Areca nuts — Yield was 8,978 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Areca nuts — Yield in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, areca nuts — yield in Bangladesh stood at 8,978 kg/ha.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, areca nuts — yield in Bangladesh peaked at 22,476 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 543.1 kg/ha, in 1966.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Areca nuts — Yield in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 762.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 676.5 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 716.9 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 713.9 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 656.4 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 543.1 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 692.2 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 748.7 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 645.5 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 658 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 582.8 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 569.2 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 573.6 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 577.1 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 600.6 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 641.4 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 686.5 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 695.8 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 721.7 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 656.1 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 687.6 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 681.2 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 645.8 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 687.9 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 656.8 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 679.2 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 635.8 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 647.2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 660.9 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 651.9 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 673.5 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 675.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 666.1 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 730.3 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 722.2 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 741.8 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 750 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 777.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 571.4 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 849.1 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 2001 | 604.1 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 659.8 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 711.6 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 707.9 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,909 kg/ha | +452.2% |
| 2006 | 4,235 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 4,915 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 5,762 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 6,847 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 5,093 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 11,882 kg/ha | +133.3% |
| 2012 | 7,713 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 15,831 kg/ha | +105.3% |
| 2014 | 14,282 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 15,596 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 22,476 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 2017 | 14,521 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2018 | 6,925 kg/ha | -52.3% |
| 2019 | 8,136 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 8,376 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 7,419 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 8,523 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 8,704 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 8,978 kg/ha | +3.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 8,978 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,695 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 8,978 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,622 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Areca nuts — Yield in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +452.2% | 707.9 kg/ha | 3,909 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +133.3% | 5,093 kg/ha | 11,882 kg/ha |
| 2013 | +105.3% | 7,713 kg/ha | 15,831 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 683.99 kg/ha | 543.1 kg/ha | 762.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 630.67 kg/ha | 569.2 kg/ha | 721.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 663.85 kg/ha | 635.8 kg/ha | 687.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 696.05 kg/ha | 571.4 kg/ha | 777.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,920 kg/ha | 604.1 kg/ha | 6,847 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,246 kg/ha | 5,093 kg/ha | 22,476 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,400 kg/ha | 7,419 kg/ha | 8,978 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is areca nuts — yield in Bangladesh?
- Areca nuts — yield in Bangladesh was 8,978 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest areca nuts — yield recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22,476 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest areca nuts — yield recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 543.1 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Bangladesh rank for areca nuts — yield?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
- Is areca nuts — yield rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Areca nuts — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.