Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 8,369 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Bangladesh, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh stood at 8,369 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh peaked at 8,369 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,760 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 4th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,810 1000 ha | 4,760 1000 ha | 4,883 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 5,796 1000 ha | 5,373 1000 ha | 7,777 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 8,186 1000 ha | 7,879 1000 ha | 8,369 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 99.02 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8,713 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.81 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,877 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh was 8,369 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8,369 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,760 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.