Cropland area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cropland area was 8.80 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland area in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 8.80 million hectares for cropland area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Bangladesh peaked at 9.84 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.50 million hectares, in 2014.
Bangladesh ranks 35th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 million hectares | 8.88 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.33 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.50 million hectares | 9.36 million hectares | 9.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.00 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.72 million hectares | 8.65 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 million hectares | 8.50 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.4% (2025)
- Rural population 117.29 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.27 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Bangladesh?
- Cropland area in Bangladesh was 8.80 million hectares 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 cropland area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 million hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.50 million hectares in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cropland area?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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