Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.0546 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0546 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1788 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0546 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1788 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1778 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1727 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1678 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1636 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1609 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1565 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1527 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1438 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1404 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.138 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1395 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1355 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1317 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1285 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.122 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.119 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1162 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1135 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1105 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1075 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1045 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1028 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0964 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0973 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0954 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.093 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0824 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.08 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0778 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0765 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0747 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0736 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0718 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0699 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0687 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0673 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0662 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0652 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0643 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0634 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0626 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0619 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0613 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0607 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0594 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0588 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0582 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0575 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0572 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0566 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0563 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.057 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0567 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0562 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0556 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0555 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.055 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0546 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1622 hectares per person | 0.1438 hectares per person | 0.1788 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1296 hectares per person | 0.1162 hectares per person | 0.1404 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1026 hectares per person | 0.0954 hectares per person | 0.1135 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0793 hectares per person | 0.0718 hectares per person | 0.093 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0651 hectares per person | 0.0613 hectares per person | 0.0699 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0579 hectares per person | 0.0563 hectares per person | 0.0607 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0556 hectares per person | 0.0546 hectares per person | 0.0567 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 164 Grenada 0.0682 hectares per person compare
- 165 Israel 0.0633 hectares per person compare
- 166 Saint Lucia 0.0552 hectares per person compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 0.0542 hectares per person compare
- 169 Puerto Rico 0.053 hectares per person compare
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0395 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0512 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4735 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0546 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1788 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0546 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.