Potato yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Potato yields was 23.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 23.2 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Bangladesh peaked at 23.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.85 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Bangladesh 65th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | 9.12 tonnes per hectare | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 9.51 tonnes per hectare | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | 11.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | 16.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.52 tonnes per hectare | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 20.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.98 tonnes per hectare | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | 23.2 tonnes per hectare | 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 potato yields in Bangladesh?
- Potato yields in Bangladesh was 23.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Bangladesh rank for potato yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.