Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 72.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Bangladesh is 72.21 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Bangladesh peaked at 80.23 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 69.9 %, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 17th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.83 % | — |
| 1962 | 72.8 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 72.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 73.14 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 74.03 % | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 74.13 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 74.48 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 74.28 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 74.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 74.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 74.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 76.75 % | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 76.74 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 76.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 76.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 76.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 76.75 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 76.72 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 76.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 76.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.65 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 76.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.28 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 77.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 77.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.71 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 80.1 % | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 80.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 79.79 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 79.28 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 73.36 % | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 72.57 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 71.89 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.01 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 71.94 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.47 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 72.87 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 72.21 % | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 72.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.29 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.12 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 70.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.39 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.69 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.19 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 72.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 72.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.21 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.65 % | 72.8 % | 74.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.3 % | 74.48 % | 76.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.61 % | 76.55 % | 80.23 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.78 % | 71.65 % | 79.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.57 % | 71.03 % | 72.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.55 % | 69.9 % | 72.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.33 % | 72.21 % | 72.44 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Bangladesh?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Bangladesh was 72.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 80.23 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9 % in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.