Sorghum yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Sorghum yields was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.27 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 115 countries
All-time high
2.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.4678 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8789 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4678 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8324 tonnes per hectare | +77.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7539 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7219 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.728 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8031 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7617 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7203 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7578 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7743 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7711 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7804 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8103 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8376 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8988 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8948 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9892 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9804 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7901 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +56.3% |
| 2000 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +59.7% |
| 2009 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.27 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +77.9% | 0.4678 tonnes per hectare | 0.8324 tonnes per hectare |
| 2008 | +59.7% | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | +56.3% | 0.7901 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | -38.2% | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | -37.5% | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | 0.4712 tonnes per hectare |
| 1966 | -30.0% | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.8789 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.