Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 3.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Bangladesh, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Bangladesh stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 235.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Bangladesh peaked at 5.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -9.5%, in 1998.
Bangladesh ranks 46th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.3% | — |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +139.1% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -104.4% |
| 1983 | -0.3% | +92.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -384.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -67.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +87.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +188.6% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +255.0% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | -4.3% | -226.6% |
| 1993 | -5.2% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | -7.0% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | -6.5% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | -7.1% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | -7.4% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | -9.5% | +28.4% |
| 1999 | -9.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | -9.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | -8.9% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | -2.1% | -76.9% |
| 2003 | -1.2% | -39.1% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -70.1% |
| 2005 | -0.7% | +79.7% |
| 2006 | -0.5% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | -1.1% | +109.8% |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +81.5% |
| 2009 | -2.5% | +31.9% |
| 2010 | -1.7% | -33.1% |
| 2011 | -2.9% | +72.9% |
| 2012 | -2.5% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | -2.4% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | -2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | -0.9% | -42.1% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -398.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +55.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4%, 8.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 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 | +398.1% | -0.5% | 1.6% |
| 1984 | +384.0% | -0.3% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | +255.0% | 1.2% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -0.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.9% | -9.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.9% | -9.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -2.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Bangladesh?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Bangladesh was 3.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5% in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Bangladesh ranks 46th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.