Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cropland area actually irrigated — Area was 8,713 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Bangladesh, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh is 8,713 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh peaked at 8,713 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,373 1000 ha, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,373 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 5,402 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,448 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,490 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,527 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,557 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7,777 1000 ha | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 7,879 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7,944 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8,369 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 8,713 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 8,713 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 8,713 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,714 1000 ha, 5.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,796 1000 ha | 5,373 1000 ha | 7,777 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 8,324 1000 ha | 7,879 1000 ha | 8,713 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 China, mainland 72,432 1000 ha compare
- 2 United States 20,402 1000 ha compare
- 3 Pakistan 19,541 1000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,972 1000 ha compare
- 6 Mexico 5,510 1000 ha compare
- 7 Morocco 4,443 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh?
- Cropland area actually irrigated — area in Bangladesh was 8,713 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8,713 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,373 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cropland area actually irrigated — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. 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 Cropland 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.