Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 89.04 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Bangladesh, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 89.04 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh peaked at 89.04 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.12 %, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 76 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.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.35 % | — |
| 2005 | 51.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.62 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 58.99 % | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 59.37 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 59.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.71 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.16 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.38 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.76 % | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 83.55 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.35 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 88.78 % | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 89.04 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.04 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7 % | 51.12 % | 52.62 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 62.98 % | 58.99 % | 82.76 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.95 % | 83.55 % | 89.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0029 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 29.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh was 89.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 89.04 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.12 % in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.