Land use hidden — Land area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use hidden — Land area was 129,980 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
129,980 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 202 countries
All-time high
130,260 Square kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
129,980 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area in Bangladesh is 129,980 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Bangladesh peaked at 130,260 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 129,980 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 87th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Land area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130,170 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 130,170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 130,260 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 129,980 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 129,980 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227,533 Square kilometres, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 129,980 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 95,920 Square kilometres, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 130,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 130,145 Square kilometres | 129,980 Square kilometres | 130,260 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 — land area in Bangladesh?
- Land use hidden — land area in Bangladesh was 129,980 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 130,260 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,980 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Land area. 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