Barley — Production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barley — Production was 195 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Production in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — production in Bangladesh is 195 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — production in Bangladesh peaked at 26,400 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 124 t, in 2020.
That places Bangladesh 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Production in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,272 t | — |
| 1962 | 18,288 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 21,336 t | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 13,208 t | -38.1% |
| 1965 | 12,192 t | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 12,200 t | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 15,200 t | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 16,300 t | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 18,300 t | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 19,300 t | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 26,400 t | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 21,300 t | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 16,300 t | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 15,419 t | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 16,367 t | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 17,126 t | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 14,744 t | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 13,474 t | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 12,592 t | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 12,694 t | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11,640 t | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 10,406 t | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 8,844 t | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 6,461 t | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 15,491 t | +139.8% |
| 1986 | 14,073 t | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 12,227 t | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 11,449 t | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 11,477 t | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 11,684 t | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10,800 t | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 10,200 t | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 7,570 t | -25.8% |
| 1994 | 6,235 t | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 6,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 6,015 t | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5,985 t | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 6,040 t | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,000 t | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,000 t | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 3,000 t | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 1,695 t | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 1,375 t | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 1,170 t | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 760 t | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 755 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 537 t | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 472 t | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 528 t | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 484 t | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 320 t | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 260 t | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 266 t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 307 t | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 317 t | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 287 t | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 244 t | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 157 t | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 124 t | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 174 t | +40.3% |
| 2022 | 172 t | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 159 t | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 195 t | +22.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 195 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,878 t, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +139.8% | 6,461 t | 15,491 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,033 t | 12,192 t | 21,336 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,302 t | 12,592 t | 26,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,476 t | 6,461 t | 15,491 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,553 t | 5,000 t | 11,684 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,876 t | 472 t | 5,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 317 t | 157 t | 528 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.8 t | 124 t | 195 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- 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 barley — production in Bangladesh?
- Barley — production in Bangladesh was 195 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26,400 t in 1971.
- What is the lowest barley — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 t in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barley — production?
- Bangladesh ranks 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Barley — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.