Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0008 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
173rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0024 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0008 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.0008 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 173rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0024 Square kilometres per person, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 170 Mauritius 0.0016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 171 Barbados 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 174 Malta 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 175 Maldives 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 176 Bahrain 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — land area, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.