Potato yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Potato yields was 23.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.2 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
65th
of 159 countries
All-time high
23.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
5.85 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159 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.
Potato yields in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 7.24 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 1966 | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 9.36 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 9.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 9.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 9.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 10.15 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 9.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 10.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 10.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 9.79 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 10.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 11.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 14.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 14.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 16.54 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 18.23 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 2011 | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 19.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 19.93 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.61 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.86 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 22.9 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 23.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 23.2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 23.2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.65 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +36.7% | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | 18.23 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.