Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.8023 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.699 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8023 sq. km per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.699 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Bangladesh 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7283 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.728 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7283 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7314 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7403 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7413 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7448 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7428 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7433 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7449 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7448 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7675 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7674 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7674 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7685 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7681 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7675 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7672 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7669 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7672 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7668 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7665 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7655 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7728 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7703 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7714 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7771 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.801 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8023 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7979 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7928 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7336 sq. km per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7257 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7189 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7201 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7165 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7194 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7247 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7287 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7221 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7224 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7185 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7166 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7162 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7153 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7129 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7118 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7108 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7103 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7099 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7012 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7006 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6997 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.699 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7039 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7063 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7058 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7069 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7219 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7244 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7235 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7237 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7365 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.728 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7448 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.763 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7448 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7685 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7761 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7655 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8023 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7378 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7165 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7979 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7157 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7103 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7224 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7055 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.699 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7219 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7237 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7244 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 12 Syria 0.7409 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.7351 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.7323 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 16 Uganda 0.7189 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 17 Comoros 0.7147 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ukraine 0.713 sq. km per square kilometre compare
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 land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.7231 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8023 sq. km per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 sq. km per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.