Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 1,263 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Bangladesh, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bangladesh is 1,263 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bangladesh peaked at 2,001 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,263 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 23rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,001 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,966 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,955 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,915 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,790 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1,596 1000 ha | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 1,566 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,456 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 1,575 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1,489 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,469 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,551 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,456 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,448 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,434 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,458 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,429 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,462 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,366 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1,383 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,309 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1,282 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,281 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,263 1000 ha | -1.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1,263 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.72 1000 ha, 23.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1,263 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 30.7 1000 ha, 41.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,758 1000 ha | 1,456 1000 ha | 2,001 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,456 1000 ha | 1,366 1000 ha | 1,551 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,304 1000 ha | 1,263 1000 ha | 1,383 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8754 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bangladesh?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bangladesh was 1,263 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2,001 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,263 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.