Land use hidden — Cropland in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use hidden — Cropland was 87,990 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 87,990 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Bangladesh peaked at 98,430 Square kilometres in 1989 and was at its lowest, 84,990 Square kilometres, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88,800 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 88,770 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 88,800 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 89,200 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 90,370 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 90,500 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 90,950 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 90,690 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 90,750 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 90,970 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 90,950 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 93,910 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 93,890 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 93,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 94,040 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 93,980 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 93,910 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 93,870 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 93,830 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 93,870 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 93,810 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 93,780 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 93,640 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 94,600 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 94,270 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 94,410 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 95,150 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 98,270 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 98,430 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 97,860 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 97,200 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 89,490 Square kilometres | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 88,460 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 87,580 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 87,740 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87,270 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 87,650 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 88,340 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 88,860 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 88,000 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 88,030 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87,530 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 87,280 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 87,230 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 87,110 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86,800 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 86,660 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86,530 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86,460 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86,410 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85,280 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 85,200 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 85,080 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 84,990 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85,622 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 85,942 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85,873 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86,023 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87,970 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 88,300 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88,180 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88,270 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87,990 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 87,990 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 87,990 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 22,578 Square kilometres, 3.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89,870 Square kilometres | 88,770 Square kilometres | 90,950 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 93,324 Square kilometres | 90,950 Square kilometres | 94,040 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,023 Square kilometres | 93,640 Square kilometres | 98,430 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,045 Square kilometres | 87,270 Square kilometres | 97,860 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,163 Square kilometres | 86,460 Square kilometres | 88,030 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,839 Square kilometres | 84,990 Square kilometres | 87,970 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,185 Square kilometres | 87,990 Square kilometres | 88,300 Square kilometres | 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 in Bangladesh?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Bangladesh was 87,990 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98,430 Square kilometres in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,990 Square kilometres in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata