Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 6.38 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh is 6.38 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh peaked at 6.59 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.75 %, in 1988.
That places Bangladesh 221st out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.3 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.23 % | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 6.22 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.21 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.2 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.01 % | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.01 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.02 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.96 % | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.93 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 5.75 % | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.78 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.28 % | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 6.35 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.41 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.4 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.43 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.41 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.36 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.42 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.47 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.48 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.57 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.59 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.55 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.39 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.36 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.37 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.38 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.38 % | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 6.38 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 13% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 6.38 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.77 %, 40% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.26 % | 6.19 % | 6.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.04 % | 6 % | 6.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 % | 5.75 % | 6.02 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 % | 5.78 % | 6.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 % | 6.38 % | 6.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 % | 6.39 % | 6.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 % | 6.36 % | 6.38 % | 5 |
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Bangladesh was 6.38 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 % in 1988.
- How does Bangladesh rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Bangladesh ranks 221st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.