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Last update: August 12, 202315, 2024

This page contains information about some of the data available in the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE) for Bangladesh. This is not a comprehensive guide.

For information about using the filters and fields for specific domains in the FDE, see Choose a Data Domain.

Summary table

ISO 3166-1 codes

Alpha 2: BD, Alpha 3: BGD, Numeric: 50

Administrative units

Divisions, districts, upazilas, unions

Agricultural seasons

Kharif (Apr-Sep), Rabi (Oct-Mar), Boro (Dec-March)

Major crops

Rice, jute, wheat, sugarcane, tea

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We have an outside understanding of the division-region definitions as they existed for the years 1982 - 2015, and have included the appropriate division for the reported data, even if the source table does not provide it.

Units of measure

All of our FEWS NET crop data are converted to metric tons and hectares.

  • 1.01605 Bales = 5.60 MT

  • 2.47105 Acre = 1 Hectare

  • 1.01605 Maund = 27.22 MT

Crop data

Explore our crop data

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View our documentation on using the Crop Domain.

Crop estimate data sources

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics: https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/3e838eb6-30a2-4709-be85-40484b0c16c6/Yearbook-of-Agricultural-Statistics

Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture: https://moa.gov.bd/site/page/8ad8ae11-00e2-4a90-%208a5a-af2a8d4d8ca5/Crop-Situation

Copies of the original source documents can be located in our document management system.

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  • Boro crops are sown from December to March of the following year.

  • A `sub'sub-season', ’ pre-Kharif, is defined, but not used to report in these sources.

Annual season in the context of Bangladesh refers to the period from April to April. Crops reported under the annual season are those whose production occurred and is reported within that timelinetimeframe.

The year provided in the source refers to the time period from April to April.

Info

Example, : 2015 refers to April 2015 to April 2016.

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Aus, Aman, and Boro Rice

We treat FEWS NET treats Aus, Aman, and Boro as the same crop (rice) being cultivated under different production systems. Bangladeshi sources treat Aus, Aman, and Boro as different crops reflecting a mixture of season, crop variety, and production systems.

Name

Season

Crop variety

Production system

Aus

  • Usually sown in the pre-monsoon season (March/April)

  • Grown during the Kharif season

  • Harvested between July and August

  • Photoperiod insensitive

  • Thermosensitive, perform best under summer conditions

  • Dwarf in stature

  • Grown under rainfed conditions and are prone to both drought and flooding

  • Low yield and poor quality

  • Growing period of 80–120 days

Broadcast

Aman

  • They are sown (broadcast) in March or transplanted following the Aus harvest

  • Mature throughout the Kharif season

  • Flower in October/November

  • Generally cultivated December-January

  • Traditionally the main rice crop in Bangladesh

  • Photoperiod sensitive

  • Longer growth duration (120–160 days) means they are more productive than the Aus rices

  • Produce high-quality, fine white grains

Broadcast and transplanted

Boro

  • Sown in October/November

  • Transplanted around December/January

  • Generally cultivated March-May

  • Photoperiod insensitive

  • Adapted to mild winter conditions, showing some degree of cold tolerance

  • Traditionally, have only been grown on land that retains sufficient water throughout the Rabi season to support crop growth; increasingly adopted with improved irrigation

  • High yield

Broadcast and transplanted; similar to transplanted Aman both in their method of cultivation and crop habit

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Crop estimation methodology

  • Survey method: Major crops are surveyed using direct observation of agricultural fields and facilities. All other crops are surveyed by interviewing farmers about recent planting/harvesting activity.

  • Sampling locations: Approximately 10,000 sampling locations are used, visited four times a year, to estimate agricultural data.

  • Crop calendar: Bangladesh has a well-defined crop calendar, and surveyors use this to accurately capture each crop's production and area planted.

  • Yield calculation: When ‘Yields’ are provided by the Agricultural Yearbook sources, they are calculated by precisely measuring a small subset of the sampling locations. When Yields have not been provided, they are calculated based on reported area and production.

  • Crop variantsvarieties: In some cases, different crop variants were tracked in source documents, but only Total Crop figures are reported source reporting provides additional information on local crop varieties, or crops distinguished by local planting practices. Not all of this crop information has been recorded by FEWS NET. Source documents report Examples include Local, Pajam, Broadcast, and HYV (hybrid) for Aman Rice; Broadcast, Local, Transplanted, and HYV for Aus Rice; Local , and HYV , and Hybrid for Boro Rice; Local, HYV, and Indian for Potato.

Data entry

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standards

  • NA: The crop was not grown this year.

  • NC: Data was not collected by the source for this crop in this year.

  • 0: No area yield or quantity produced.

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Steps have been taken to identify and correct flagrant unintentional or obvious errors in the data, such as misalignments, typos, and misreported figures.

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