Land area — Area, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 184th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 181 Palestine, State of 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 182 Bermuda 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 185 Maldives 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 186 Malta 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 187 Bahrain 0.0001 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 591,600 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Land area — area, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.