Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 5.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.41 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
35th
of 186 countries
All-time high
5.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.51 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5.41 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Bangladesh peaked at 5.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.51 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Bangladesh ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Bangladesh?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Bangladesh was 5.41 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bangladesh rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.