Agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agricultural irrigated land was 89.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh, 2004–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh is 89.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.3% | — |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 89.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 7.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +37.1% | 60.4% | 82.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 51.1% | 52.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 59.0% | 82.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 83.6% | 89.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Bangladesh was 89.0% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.