Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0009 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0009 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
174th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0009 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0009 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0009 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0009 Square kilometres per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 Square kilometres per person, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 171 Aruba 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 172 Mauritius 0.0016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 173 Barbados 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 175 Malta 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 176 Maldives 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 177 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 — total area, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0009 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.