Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 12.27 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.27 million hectares
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
15th
of 186 countries
All-time high
12.51 million hectares
in 2020
All-time low
8.64 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 12.27 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bangladesh peaked at 12.51 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.64 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.64 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 8.86 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 9.17 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 9.36 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 9.49 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 9.21 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 10.04 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 9.93 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.55 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 10.15 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 9.53 million hectares | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 9.86 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 10.09 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 10.01 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 10.55 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 10.12 million hectares | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 10.28 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 10.37 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 10.51 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 10.82 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 11.14 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 11.18 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 10.42 million hectares | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 10.90 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 11.23 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 11.30 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 11.04 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.94 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.15 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 11.14 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 10.88 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 10.90 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.57 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.55 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.60 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.94 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 10.96 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.38 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 11.55 million hectares | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 11.56 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.47 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.51 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.50 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.98 million hectares | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 11.18 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.99 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.80 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.82 million hectares | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 11.92 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.03 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.05 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.06 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.03 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.11 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.22 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.09 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.05 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.35 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.23 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.51 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.49 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.40 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 12.46 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.27 million hectares | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.47 million hectares | 8.64 million hectares | 10.55 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.15 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 10.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.01 million hectares | 10.42 million hectares | 11.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.85 million hectares | 10.38 million hectares | 11.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.37 million hectares | 10.80 million hectares | 11.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.12 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 12.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.43 million hectares | 12.27 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | 5 |
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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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bangladesh?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Bangladesh was 12.27 million hectares 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population. 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.