Cropland — Share in Land area in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Cropland — Share in Land area was 67.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
67.6 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 234 countries
All-time high
75.62 %
in 1989
All-time low
65.29 %
in 2014
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Bangladesh, 1961–2024

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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 234 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Tuvalu 99.96 % compare
  2. 2 Comoros 70.89 % compare
  3. 3 Rwanda 70.43 % compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 63.16 % compare
  5. 6 Gambia 60.71 % compare
  6. 7 Denmark 59.58 % compare

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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 234 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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.