Cropland — Share in Land area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cropland — Share in Land area was 67.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 67.6 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Bangladesh peaked at 75.62 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 65.29 %, in 2014.
That places Bangladesh 4th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 68.2 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 68.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 68.53 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 69.42 % | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 69.52 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 69.87 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 69.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 69.72 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.89 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.87 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 72.14 % | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 72.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 72.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 72.24 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 72.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 72.11 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.08 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 72.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 72.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 72.04 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 71.94 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 72.67 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 72.42 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 72.53 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 73.1 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 75.49 % | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 75.62 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75.18 % | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 74.67 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 68.75 % | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 67.96 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.28 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 67.4 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.04 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.34 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 67.87 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 68.26 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 67.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.24 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.51 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.02 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.58 % | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 67.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 67.81 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.6 % | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 67.6 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 67.6 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 29.05 %, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.04 % | 68.2 % | 69.87 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.69 % | 69.87 % | 72.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 73 % | 71.94 % | 75.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.17 % | 67.04 % | 75.18 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.96 % | 66.42 % | 67.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.94 % | 65.29 % | 67.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.72 % | 67.6 % | 67.83 % | 5 |
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)
- 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 — share in land area in Bangladesh?
- Cropland — share in land area in Bangladesh was 67.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 75.62 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.29 % in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land 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.