Cereal production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cereal production was 66.35 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 66.35 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Bangladesh peaked at 66.35 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.41 million metric tons, in 1962.
That places Bangladesh 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.82 million metric tons | 13.41 million metric tons | 18.19 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.91 million metric tons | 15.09 million metric tons | 19.98 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.69 million metric tons | 21.59 million metric tons | 27.89 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.84 million metric tons | 26.81 million metric tons | 35.86 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.41 million metric tons | 37.76 million metric tons | 49.18 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.30 million metric tons | 51.28 million metric tons | 59.38 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.78 million metric tons | 61.11 million metric tons | 66.35 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 117.29 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.27 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 391.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Bangladesh?
- Cereal production in Bangladesh was 66.35 million metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 66.35 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 million metric tons in 1962.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cereal production?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 and those used for grazing are excluded.