Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 95.88 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 95.88 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 96.09 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.37 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.37 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 68.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 70.45 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 71.94 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 72.92 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 70.74 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 77.1 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 76.29 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 81.01 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 77.95 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 73.22 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 75.73 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 77.55 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 76.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 81.04 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 77.77 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 78.96 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 79.67 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 80.72 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 83.11 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 85.61 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 85.9 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 80.08 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 83.7 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 86.3 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 86.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 84.79 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 84.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 85.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 85.58 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 83.55 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 83.72 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.18 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 81.08 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 84.07 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 84.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.73 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 88.74 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 88.79 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.1 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.45 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.35 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.35 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 85.88 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 84.41 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 82.98 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 90.83 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 91.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.43 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.58 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.66 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.38 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.9 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.88 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.54 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.88 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 93.96 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.09 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 95.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.88 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.76 ha per square kilometre | 66.37 ha per square kilometre | 81.01 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.95 ha per square kilometre | 73.22 ha per square kilometre | 81.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.6 ha per square kilometre | 80.08 ha per square kilometre | 86.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.32 ha per square kilometre | 79.73 ha per square kilometre | 88.74 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.37 ha per square kilometre | 82.98 ha per square kilometre | 91.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.13 ha per square kilometre | 92.38 ha per square kilometre | 94.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.78 ha per square kilometre | 95.23 ha per square kilometre | 96.09 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 95.88 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 96.09 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.37 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.