> In 2024 Bangladesh produced 278 t of castor oil seeds, the 24th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.7%.

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# Castor oil seeds production in Bangladesh

In 2024 Bangladesh produced 278 t of castor oil seeds, the 24th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.7%. The record was 366 t in 1980. Area harvested: 391 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 2024278 t
World rank24 of 31
10-year change+3.7%
Record366 t1980

## Castor oil seeds in Bangladesh, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Bangladesh compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.02%0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.7world 1.5 (−52%)
kg per person0.00world 0.22
10-year change+3.7%world −13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/benin/) | 642 | 0.04% |
| 23 | [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/indonesia/) | 518 | 0.03% |
| 24 | **Bangladesh** | 278 | 0.02% |
| 25 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/russia/) | 177 | 0.01% |
| 26 | [Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/morocco/) | 166 | 0.01% |

[Full ranking of 31 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/)

### Map of world production of castor oil seeds

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Share of the world total; Bangladesh is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 278 | 0.0% | 391 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | 278 | −0.4% | 390 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | 279 | +0.4% | 392 | 0.71 |
| 2021 | 278 | +0.7% | 391 | 0.71 |
| 2020 | 276 | −2.5% | 388 | 0.71 |
| 2019 | 283 | +2.5% | 396 | 0.71 |
| 2018 | 276 | +2.6% | 388 | 0.71 |
| 2017 | 269 | +1.5% | 381 | 0.71 |
| 2016 | 265 | +0.4% | 377 | 0.70 |
| 2015 | 264 | −1.5% | 376 | 0.70 |
| 2014 | 268 | +0.8% | 382 | 0.70 |
| 2013 | 266 | +0.8% | 379 | 0.70 |
| 2012 | 264 | −1.5% | 378 | 0.70 |
| 2011 | 268 | +24% | 383 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 216 | +8.0% | 314 | 0.69 |
| 2009 | 200 | −12% | 300 | 0.67 |
| 2008 | 226 | −33% | 335 | 0.67 |
| 2007 | 335 | 0.0% | 470 | 0.71 |
| 2006 | 335 | +12% | 470 | 0.71 |
| 2005 | 300 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.75 |
| 2004 | 300 | +3.4% | 405 | 0.74 |
| 2003 | 290 | +7.4% | 405 | 0.72 |
| 2002 | 270 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.67 |
| 2001 | 270 | −3.6% | 405 | 0.67 |
| 2000 | 280 | +12% | 404 | 0.69 |
| 1999 | 250 | −11% | 404 | 0.62 |
| 1998 | 280 | +5.7% | 473 | 0.59 |
| 1997 | 265 | +36% | 403 | 0.66 |
| 1996 | 195 | 0.0% | 295 | 0.66 |
| 1995 | 195 | 0.0% | 295 | 0.66 |
| 1994 | 195 | +21% | 295 | 0.66 |
| 1993 | 161 | −13% | 261 | 0.62 |
| 1992 | 185 | +2.8% | 308 | 0.60 |
| 1991 | 180 | −29% | 279 | 0.65 |
| 1990 | 255 | −20% | 406 | 0.63 |
| 1989 | 320 | −11% | 475 | 0.67 |
| 1988 | 360 | +29% | 554 | 0.65 |
| 1987 | 280 | −6.7% | 485 | 0.58 |
| 1986 | 300 | +7.1% | 500 | 0.60 |
| 1985 | 280 | 0.0% | 475 | 0.59 |
| 1984 | 280 | 0.0% | 475 | 0.59 |
| 1983 | 280 | +7.7% | 461 | 0.61 |
| 1982 | 260 | −8.5% | 480 | 0.54 |
| 1981 | 284 | −22% | 437 | 0.65 |
| 1980 | 366 | +85% | 490 | 0.75 |
| 1979 | 198 | −2.5% | 350 | 0.57 |
| 1978 | 203 | −5.6% | 372 | 0.55 |
| 1977 | 215 | +14% | 372 | 0.58 |
| 1976 | 189 | +14% | 344 | 0.55 |
| 1975 | 166 | +11% | 282 | 0.59 |
| 1974 | 150 | −26% | 276 | 0.54 |
| 1973 | 202 | 0.0% | 346 | 0.58 |
| 1972 | 202 | −17% | 350 | 0.58 |
| 1971 | 243 | −14% | 389 | 0.62 |
| 1970 | 284 | +5.6% | 439 | 0.65 |
| 1969 | 269 | +1.9% | 426 | 0.63 |
| 1968 | 264 | +30% | 425 | 0.62 |
| 1967 | 203 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.50 |
| 1966 | 203 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.50 |
| 1965 | 203 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.50 |
| 1964 | 203 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.50 |
| 1963 | 203 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.50 |
| 1962 | 203 | 0.0% | 405 | 0.50 |
| 1961 | 203 | — | 405 | 0.50 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of castor oil seeds in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh produced 278 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Bangladesh rank in the world for production of castor oil seeds?

Bangladesh ranked 24th of 31 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 87.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of castor oil seeds in Bangladesh changed?

It rose by 3.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −13% for the world. The record was 366 t in 1980.

### What is the yield of castor oil seeds in Bangladesh?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (278 t from 391 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Bangladesh is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/india/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/mozambique/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/brazil/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/china/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/kenya/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/myanmar/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/thailand/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/ethiopia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/vietnam/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/south-africa/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/angola/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/pakistan/)
[All countries producing castor oil seeds](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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