Arable land use per person in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Arable land use per person was 0.046 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Bangladesh is 0.046 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1614 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.046 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.1309 hectares per person | 0.1614 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1184 hectares per person | 0.1061 hectares per person | 0.128 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0873 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0714 hectares per person | 0.0639 hectares per person | 0.0847 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0569 hectares per person | 0.053 hectares per person | 0.0621 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.0475 hectares per person | 0.0524 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.046 hectares per person | 0.0474 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 148 Samoa 0.0494 hectares per person compare
- 149 Colombia 0.0487 hectares per person compare
- 150 Philippines 0.0487 hectares per person compare
- 152 Switzerland 0.0446 hectares per person compare
- 153 Liechtenstein 0.0434 hectares per person compare
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0429 hectares per person compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 220.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.27 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 47.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0703 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Bangladesh?
- Arable land use per person in Bangladesh was 0.046 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1614 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for arable land use per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.