Wheat yields in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Wheat yields was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.76 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
44th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.5738 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 126 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.
Wheat yields in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6753 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6069 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6011 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6473 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7926 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 0.758 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7964 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.874 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9038 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7572 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8987 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.926 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +57.0% |
| 1977 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.76 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +57.0% | 0.926 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 126 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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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.