Lettuce yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lettuce yields was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2018. ▼ Falling
Lettuce yields in Bangladesh, 1961–2018
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 5.42 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Bangladesh peaked at 5.9 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.99 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 101st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.59 tonnes per hectare | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
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 lettuce yields in Bangladesh?
- Lettuce yields in Bangladesh was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lettuce yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lettuce yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.