Kenaf production in Bangladesh
In 2024 Bangladesh produced 218 t of kenaf, the 21st largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 71%. The record was 57,960 t in 1967. Area harvested: 73 ha, yield 3.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 218 t
- World rank
- 21 of 23
- 10-year change
- −71%
- Record
- 57,960 t
- 1967
Kenaf in Bangladesh, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Bangladesh compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.09%
- 0.31% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.0
- world 1.5 (+99%)
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −71%
- world −4.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Guatemala | 275 | 0.12% |
| 20 | Pakistan | 266 | 0.12% |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 218 | 0.09% |
| 22 | Madagascar | 160 | 0.07% |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 116 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of kenaf
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 | 218 | +211% | 73 | 2.99 |
| 2023 | 70 | 0.0% | 25 | 2.80 |
| 2022 | 70 | +2.9% | 25 | 2.80 |
| 2021 | 68 | −14% | 24 | 2.83 |
| 2020 | 79 | +36% | 34 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 58 | −84% | 31 | 1.87 |
| 2018 | 360 | +592% | 34 | 10.59 |
| 2017 | 52 | −62% | 9 | 5.78 |
| 2016 | 136 | −94% | 52 | 2.62 |
| 2015 | 2,452 | +230% | 2,040 | 1.20 |
| 2014 | 742 | −22% | 24 | 30.92 |
| 2013 | 950 | +74% | 59 | 16.10 |
| 2012 | 545 | +16% | 64 | 8.52 |
| 2011 | 470 | +2.0% | 67 | 7.01 |
| 2010 | 461 | +89% | 64 | 7.20 |
| 2009 | 244 | +36% | 69 | 3.54 |
| 2008 | 179 | −83% | 68 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1,056 | −7.9% | 438 | 2.41 |
| 2006 | 1,146 | −7.5% | 501 | 2.29 |
| 2005 | 1,239 | −7.1% | 571 | 2.17 |
| 2004 | 1,334 | −6.9% | 651 | 2.05 |
| 2003 | 1,433 | −8.6% | 744 | 1.93 |
| 2002 | 1,567 | −5.5% | 864 | 1.81 |
| 2001 | 1,658 | −6.1% | 981 | 1.69 |
| 2000 | 1,765 | −6.0% | 1,125 | 1.57 |
| 1999 | 1,878 | −37% | 1,297 | 1.45 |
| 1998 | 3,000 | +200% | 2,024 | 1.48 |
| 1997 | 1,000 | −57% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1996 | 2,326 | +133% | 2,238 | 1.04 |
| 1995 | 1,000 | −86% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1994 | 7,000 | +600% | 7,000 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 992 | 1.01 |
| 1992 | 1,000 | −80% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1991 | 5,000 | −65% | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1990 | 14,379 | +103% | 20,107 | 0.72 |
| 1989 | 7,083 | +24% | 6,941 | 1.02 |
| 1988 | 5,695 | −26% | 5,914 | 0.96 |
| 1987 | 7,706 | −20% | 7,370 | 1.05 |
| 1986 | 9,676 | −0.6% | 9,331 | 1.04 |
| 1985 | 9,732 | +15% | 10,360 | 0.94 |
| 1984 | 8,457 | −1.7% | 9,063 | 0.93 |
| 1983 | 8,599 | −5.7% | 8,732 | 0.98 |
| 1982 | 9,116 | −6.3% | 9,505 | 0.96 |
| 1981 | 9,730 | −1.2% | 9,758 | 1.00 |
| 1980 | 9,845 | −36% | 10,221 | 0.96 |
| 1979 | 15,473 | −17% | 13,740 | 1.13 |
| 1978 | 18,659 | +14% | 16,062 | 1.16 |
| 1977 | 16,344 | +9.3% | 15,176 | 1.08 |
| 1976 | 14,959 | +8.8% | 14,542 | 1.03 |
| 1975 | 13,745 | +3.2% | 13,363 | 1.03 |
| 1974 | 13,319 | −41% | 15,402 | 0.86 |
| 1973 | 22,558 | −6.1% | 21,929 | 1.03 |
| 1972 | 24,012 | +12% | 24,038 | 1.00 |
| 1971 | 21,531 | −24% | 23,316 | 0.92 |
| 1970 | 28,380 | −36% | 27,305 | 1.04 |
| 1969 | 44,283 | +64% | 38,731 | 1.14 |
| 1968 | 26,926 | −54% | 25,205 | 1.07 |
| 1967 | 57,960 | +122% | 51,100 | 1.13 |
| 1966 | 26,140 | −52% | 23,500 | 1.11 |
| 1965 | 54,540 | +21% | 50,700 | 1.08 |
| 1964 | 44,900 | +31% | 37,700 | 1.19 |
| 1963 | 34,170 | −2.1% | 31,700 | 1.08 |
| 1962 | 34,900 | +1.6% | 30,900 | 1.13 |
| 1961 | 34,350 | — | 30,900 | 1.11 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of kenaf in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh produced 218 t in 2024, 0.09% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Bangladesh rank in the world for production of kenaf?
Bangladesh ranked 21st of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 44.3% of the world total.
How has the production of kenaf in Bangladesh changed?
It fell by 71% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.2% for the world. The record was 57,960 t in 1967.
What is the yield of kenaf in Bangladesh?
3.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (218 t from 73 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 imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.