Inland waters — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Inland waters — Area was 1,759 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Bangladesh is 1,759 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Bangladesh peaked at 1,829 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,731 1000 ha, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 31st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,781 1000 ha | 1,740 1000 ha | 1,829 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,746 1000 ha | 1,731 1000 ha | 1,759 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 99.02 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8,713 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.81 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,877 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Bangladesh?
- Inland waters — area in Bangladesh was 1,759 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,829 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,731 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for inland waters — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — 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.