Rice yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Rice yields was 5.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice yields in Bangladesh is 5.29 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Bangladesh peaked at 5.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.53 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Bangladesh ranks 34th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 31 Bulgaria 5.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 France 5.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 5.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Indonesia 5.29 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 5.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 5.1 tonnes per hectare compare
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 rice yields in Bangladesh?
- Rice yields in Bangladesh was 5.29 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Bangladesh rank for rice yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Rice 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.