Barley yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barley yields was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Bangladesh is 1.22 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Bangladesh peaked at 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5445 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Bangladesh 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6102 tonnes per hectare | 0.5445 tonnes per hectare | 0.6937 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6567 tonnes per hectare | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | 0.7422 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6493 tonnes per hectare | 0.6167 tonnes per hectare | 0.7001 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.623 tonnes per hectare | 0.5884 tonnes per hectare | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7866 tonnes per hectare | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | 0.9176 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8873 tonnes per hectare | 0.8106 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9769 tonnes per hectare | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.4% (2025)
- Rural population 117.29 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.27 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Bangladesh?
- Barley yields in Bangladesh was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5445 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bangladesh rank for barley yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.