Land use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use was 8.80 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Bangladesh stood at 8.80 million hectares.
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 in Bangladesh peaked at 9.84 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.50 million hectares, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 35th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 million hectares | 8.88 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.33 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.50 million hectares | 9.36 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.00 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.72 million hectares | 8.65 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 million hectares | 8.50 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 220.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.27 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 47.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0703 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Bangladesh?
- Land use in Bangladesh was 8.80 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 million hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.50 million hectares in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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