Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0707 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0707 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1623 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0707 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1621 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1614 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1623 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.161 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1585 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1493 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.158 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1518 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1567 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1469 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1356 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1376 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1369 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.132 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1355 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1268 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1255 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1236 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1223 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1229 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1234 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1205 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1093 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1114 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.112 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1101 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1052 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.102 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1019 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0998 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0956 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.094 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0895 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0877 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0864 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0876 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0861 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0801 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0874 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0859 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0838 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0829 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0816 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0768 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0772 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.075 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.073 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0791 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.079 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.079 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0785 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0778 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0768 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0767 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0767 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0752 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0743 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0755 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0742 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0752 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0745 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0732 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0727 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0707 ha per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1579 ha per person | 0.1493 ha per person | 0.1623 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1323 ha per person | 0.1223 ha per person | 0.1469 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1119 ha per person | 0.1019 ha per person | 0.1234 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 ha per person | 0.0801 ha per person | 0.0998 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0794 ha per person | 0.073 ha per person | 0.0859 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 ha per person | 0.0742 ha per person | 0.079 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0733 ha per person | 0.0707 ha per person | 0.0752 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 61 Mauritania 0.0718 ha per person compare
- 62 China 0.0714 ha per person compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0709 ha per person compare
- 65 Germany 0.0687 ha per person compare
- 66 Ghana 0.0685 ha per person compare
- 67 Madagascar 0.0685 ha per person compare
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- 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0707 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1623 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0707 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.