Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 99.02 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bangladesh stood at 99.02 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bangladesh peaked at 99.02 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8 %, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 11th of 184 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 — Share in Cropland in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.36 % | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 5.78 % | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 5.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.33 % | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 6.85 % | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 7.54 % | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 13.43 % | +78.1% |
| 1969 | 16.06 % | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 11.63 % | -27.6% |
| 1971 | 11.54 % | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 11.15 % | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 12.91 % | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 13.84 % | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 15.32 % | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 14.96 % | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 12.97 % | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 15.52 % | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 15.93 % | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 16.19 % | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 16.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 16.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 19.74 % | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 20.3 % | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 21.99 % | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 22.22 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 23.11 % | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 23.88 % | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 27.81 % | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 28.51 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 31.89 % | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 34.64 % | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 36.76 % | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 37.54 % | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 42.75 % | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 43.36 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 43.55 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 43.58 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 44.85 % | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 47.58 % | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 50.22 % | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 52.52 % | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 54.14 % | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 55.22 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 55.96 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.59 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.12 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.36 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 58.99 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.95 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.73 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 62.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.65 % | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 64.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.24 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 64 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.63 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.41 % | +36.8% |
| 2020 | 89.23 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 90.09 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.81 % | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 99.02 % | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 99.02 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.99 % | 4.8 % | 16.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.58 % | 11.15 % | 15.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.77 % | 16.19 % | 27.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.74 % | 28.51 % | 44.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.67 % | 47.58 % | 58.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.92 % | 59.95 % | 88.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.43 % | 89.23 % | 99.02 % | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 42.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 45.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bangladesh?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bangladesh was 99.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.02 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 % in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.