Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.074 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0741 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0743 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0743 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0768 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0769 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0768 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0768 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0798 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0729 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0717 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0736 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0769 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0738 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0717 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0798 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 13 Djibouti 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Rwanda 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ukraine 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Madagascar 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Somalia 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8754 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.