Sorghum yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Sorghum yields was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum 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
In 2024, sorghum yields in Bangladesh stood at 1.27 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Bangladesh peaked at 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4678 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Bangladesh ranks 64th of 114 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 | 0.9835 tonnes per hectare | 0.4678 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7547 tonnes per hectare | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.8324 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | 0.7578 tonnes per hectare | 0.7804 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9461 tonnes per hectare | 0.7901 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 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 sorghum yields in Bangladesh?
- Sorghum yields in Bangladesh was 1.27 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 sorghum yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4678 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sorghum yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 64th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Sorghum 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.