Barley yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Barley yields was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 29.5%
World rank
89th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.5445 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89th out of 105 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.
Barley yields in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5768 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5445 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6937 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5532 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5907 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5571 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6696 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6599 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6466 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6542 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7097 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7422 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6293 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6306 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6406 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6701 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6318 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6311 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6491 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6343 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6879 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7001 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6727 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6265 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6398 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6393 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6167 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.628 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.613 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6351 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6156 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.643 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6362 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5884 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7267 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7411 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7113 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.731 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9176 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8127 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.876 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8597 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.853 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8864 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8966 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8822 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8904 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8723 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8106 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8237 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9355 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9399 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9408 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +29.5% | 0.9408 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 89th out of 105 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.