Bean yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Bean yields was 0.9445 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9445 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
81st
of 133 countries
All-time high
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.6026 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, bean yields in Bangladesh stood at 0.9445 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Bangladesh peaked at 1 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6026 tonnes per hectare, in 1985.
That places Bangladesh 81st out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7236 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6759 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7024 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7304 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7216 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.782 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7708 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.785 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8104 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8481 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8046 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7619 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6471 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6571 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6392 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6404 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6412 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6323 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6622 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6507 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6617 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6026 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6515 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6172 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6391 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6585 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6669 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6777 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6979 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6822 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7012 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6917 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6415 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6804 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6773 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7399 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.704 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7392 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7435 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7734 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8579 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8547 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.877 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9137 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7353 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7589 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7923 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8494 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8497 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8685 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.891 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9243 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8723 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8816 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9222 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9206 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9445 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.9445 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.9445 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8548 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7405 tonnes per hectare | 0.6759 tonnes per hectare | 0.785 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7215 tonnes per hectare | 0.6392 tonnes per hectare | 0.8481 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6436 tonnes per hectare | 0.6026 tonnes per hectare | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6784 tonnes per hectare | 0.6415 tonnes per hectare | 0.7012 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | 0.6773 tonnes per hectare | 0.877 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8455 tonnes per hectare | 0.7353 tonnes per hectare | 0.9243 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9343 tonnes per hectare | 0.8816 tonnes per hectare | 1 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 bean yields in Bangladesh?
- Bean yields in Bangladesh was 0.9445 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6026 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- How does Bangladesh rank for bean yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 81st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.