Temporary fallow — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Temporary fallow — Area was 480 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Bangladesh, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 480 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Bangladesh peaked at 647 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 367 1000 ha, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 57th of 242 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 399 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 406 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 387 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 387 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 469 1000 ha | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 614 1000 ha | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 613 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 647 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 473 1000 ha | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 531 1000 ha | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 467 1000 ha | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 376 1000 ha | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 392 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 376 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 421.7 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 408.34 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 402.3 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 367 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 455 1000 ha | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 431 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 452 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 488 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 480 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 480 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 480 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138.05 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 480 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 44.86 1000 ha, 10.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 488.33 1000 ha | 387 1000 ha | 647 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 419.63 1000 ha | 367 1000 ha | 531 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 466.2 1000 ha | 431 1000 ha | 488 1000 ha | 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 temporary fallow — area in Bangladesh?
- Temporary fallow — area in Bangladesh was 480 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 647 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 367 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, published as part of Temporary fallow — Area. 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.