Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,212 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bangladesh, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bangladesh stood at 3,212 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.9% on the previous year and up 302.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bangladesh peaked at 3,212 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 476.45 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 58th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 476.45 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 797.73 Square kilometres | +67.4% |
| 2015 | 1,529 Square kilometres | +91.7% |
| 2020 | 2,346 Square kilometres | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 3,212 Square kilometres | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476.45 Square kilometres | 476.45 Square kilometres | 476.45 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,163 Square kilometres | 797.73 Square kilometres | 1,529 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,779 Square kilometres | 2,346 Square kilometres | 3,212 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- 55 Bulgaria 3,858 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- 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 cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bangladesh?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Bangladesh was 3,212 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3,212 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 476.45 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation