Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh stood at 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 1st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0646 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0646 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.