Wheat — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Wheat — Area harvested was 311,677 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 311,677 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 882,224 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53,419 ha, in 1965.
That places Bangladesh 51st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56,657 ha | — |
| 1962 | 58,680 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 73,654 ha | +25.5% |
| 1964 | 57,466 ha | -22.0% |
| 1965 | 53,419 ha | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 55,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 68,000 ha | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 77,700 ha | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 117,400 ha | +51.1% |
| 1970 | 119,800 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 125,900 ha | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 127,259 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 120,132 ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 123,437 ha | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 126,037 ha | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 150,102 ha | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 160,047 ha | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 188,938 ha | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 264,753 ha | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 433,221 ha | +63.6% |
| 1981 | 591,216 ha | +36.5% |
| 1982 | 534,068 ha | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 519,385 ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 526,097 ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 676,125 ha | +28.5% |
| 1986 | 540,310 ha | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 584,766 ha | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 597,422 ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 560,096 ha | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 592,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 598,955 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 574,650 ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 636,947 ha | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 615,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 639,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 701,000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 707,802 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 804,523 ha | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 882,224 ha | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 832,447 ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 773,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 742,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 706,475 ha | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 641,875 ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 558,413 ha | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 479,000 ha | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 399,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 388,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 394,612 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 376,256 ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 373,708 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 358,181 ha | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 416,416 ha | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 429,770 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 436,814 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 444,805 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 415,339 ha | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 351,213 ha | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 330,348 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 332,254 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 328,938 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 314,738 ha | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 316,832 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 311,677 ha | -1.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 311,677 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55,000 ha, 5.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +63.6% | 264,753 ha | 433,221 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,664 ha | 53,419 ha | 117,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 150,640 ha | 119,800 ha | 264,753 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 556,271 ha | 433,221 ha | 676,125 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 675,210 ha | 574,650 ha | 882,224 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 591,482 ha | 388,000 ha | 832,447 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 393,285 ha | 330,348 ha | 444,805 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,888 ha | 311,677 ha | 332,254 ha | 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 wheat — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Wheat — area harvested in Bangladesh was 311,677 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 882,224 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,419 ha in 1965.
- How does Bangladesh rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.