Cereal production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cereal production was 66.35 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Bangladesh is 66.35 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Bangladesh peaked at 66.35 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.41 million tonnes, in 1962.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.82 million tonnes | 13.41 million tonnes | 18.19 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.91 million tonnes | 15.09 million tonnes | 19.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.69 million tonnes | 21.59 million tonnes | 27.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.84 million tonnes | 26.81 million tonnes | 35.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.41 million tonnes | 37.76 million tonnes | 49.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.30 million tonnes | 51.28 million tonnes | 59.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.78 million tonnes | 61.11 million tonnes | 66.35 million tonnes | 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 cereal production in Bangladesh?
- Cereal production in Bangladesh was 66.35 million tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 66.35 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 million tonnes in 1962.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cereal production?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.