Yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Yields of important staple crops was 3.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.76
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
44th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.76
in 2024
All-time low
0.5738
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh is 3.76, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh peaked at 3.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5738, 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.
Yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5738 | — |
| 1962 | 0.6753 | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6069 | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6011 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6467 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6473 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7926 | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 0.758 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7964 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.874 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.888 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9038 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7572 | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8987 | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.926 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.45 | +57.0% |
| 1977 | 1.62 | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 1.84 | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.85 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.81 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.11 | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 2.3 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 2.16 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.93 | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 1.87 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.75 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.82 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 1.68 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 1.85 | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 1.85 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.84 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.95 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.95 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.05 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.24 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 2.16 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.21 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.16 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.13 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.85 | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 2.18 | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 2.15 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 3.03 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.09 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.03 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.16 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.13 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.45 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 3.49 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.76 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6776 | 0.5738 | 0.7964 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0.7572 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 | 1.75 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 | 1.5 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.53 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 | 2.4 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 3.1 | 3.76 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.42 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.42 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh?
- Yields of important staple crops in Bangladesh was 3.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5738 in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Bangladesh ranks 44th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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