Maize (corn) — Yield in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Maize (corn) — Yield was 9,246 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Yield in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — yield in Bangladesh stood at 9,246 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Bangladesh peaked at 9,246 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 714.3 kg/ha, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 798.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 738.4 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 772.5 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 753.2 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 753.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 833.3 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 937.5 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 937.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 937.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 937.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 714.3 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1972 | 714.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 874.4 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1974 | 887.8 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 902.5 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 897.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 840.5 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 799.1 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 726.5 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 714.6 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 730 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 738.7 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 782.9 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 817.9 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 866.9 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 924.6 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 945.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 911.8 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 941.7 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1,002 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 978.1 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 931.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 935.1 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 904.2 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,070 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 1,017 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,091 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 733.9 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 1,235 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 2000 | 2,060 kg/ha | +66.8% |
| 2001 | 3,222 kg/ha | +56.4% |
| 2002 | 4,035 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 4,033 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,824 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 5,331 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 5,300 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5,981 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 6,017 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,683 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 5,838 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6,151 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6,584 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 6,595 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6,915 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6,984 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7,301 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 7,760 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 8,210 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8,019 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8,512 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 8,579 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8,912 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 9,243 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 9,246 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 9,246 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,004 kg/ha, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 9,246 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,607 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Yield in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +68.2% | 733.9 kg/ha | 1,235 kg/ha |
| 2000 | +66.8% | 1,235 kg/ha | 2,060 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +56.4% | 2,060 kg/ha | 3,222 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 829.1 kg/ha | 738.4 kg/ha | 937.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 829.43 kg/ha | 714.3 kg/ha | 937.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 837.49 kg/ha | 714.6 kg/ha | 945.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 989.73 kg/ha | 733.9 kg/ha | 1,235 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,649 kg/ha | 2,060 kg/ha | 6,017 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,036 kg/ha | 5,838 kg/ha | 8,210 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,898 kg/ha | 8,512 kg/ha | 9,246 kg/ha | 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 maize (corn) — yield in Bangladesh?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Bangladesh was 9,246 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9,246 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 714.3 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.