Wheat yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Wheat yields was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.76 tonnes per hectare for wheat yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Bangladesh peaked at 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5738 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 44th out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | 0.7964 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7572 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 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 wheat yields in Bangladesh?
- Wheat yields in Bangladesh was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5738 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for wheat yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.