Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh stood at 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 1st of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0392 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0322 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.