Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.7562 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.6529 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.7562 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6529 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6822 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.682 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6822 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6853 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6942 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6952 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6987 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6967 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6989 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6987 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7214 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.722 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7214 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7207 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7204 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7194 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7242 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7253 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7549 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7518 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7467 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6875 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6796 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6728 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.674 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6704 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6734 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6826 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.676 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6763 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6724 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6705 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6701 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6692 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6668 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6657 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6647 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6642 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6638 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6545 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6536 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6597 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6609 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6758 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6783 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6774 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2897 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6904 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.682 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6987 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7169 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6987 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.73 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7194 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7562 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6917 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6704 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7518 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6696 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6642 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6763 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6758 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6783 Square kilometres 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.677 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7562 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6529 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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 use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland 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.