Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 740,330 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 740,330 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 1.08 million ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 413,057 ha, in 2004.
That places Bangladesh 8th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 883,083 ha | — |
| 1962 | 746,388 ha | -15.5% |
| 1963 | 737,088 ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 724,964 ha | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 952,774 ha | +31.4% |
| 1966 | 915,200 ha | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.04 million ha | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 936,302 ha | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 1.03 million ha | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 952,868 ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 728,881 ha | -23.5% |
| 1972 | 929,642 ha | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 918,797 ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 606,193 ha | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 531,000 ha | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 670,250 ha | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 755,935 ha | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 858,140 ha | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 780,167 ha | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 653,225 ha | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 597,132 ha | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 605,479 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 608,215 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 702,074 ha | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 952,790 ha | +35.7% |
| 1986 | 1.08 million ha | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 792,831 ha | -26.7% |
| 1988 | 536,616 ha | -32.3% |
| 1989 | 571,586 ha | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 582,200 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 608,743 ha | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 610,909 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 512,859 ha | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 601,647 ha | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 496,163 ha | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 546,104 ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 615,222 ha | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 496,810 ha | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 425,360 ha | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 467,642 ha | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 476,658 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 454,906 ha | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 426,462 ha | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 413,057 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 422,165 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 431,638 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 454,855 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 435,452 ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 430,968 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 432,298 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 725,269 ha | +67.8% |
| 2012 | 778,491 ha | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 699,859 ha | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 684,861 ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 698,967 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 696,968 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 773,725 ha | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 795,646 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 773,452 ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 702,657 ha | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 699,975 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 744,828 ha | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 746,746 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 740,330 ha | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 884,627 ha | 724,964 ha | 1.04 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 773,187 ha | 531,000 ha | 952,868 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 710,145 ha | 536,616 ha | 1.08 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 549,602 ha | 425,360 ha | 615,222 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 441,380 ha | 413,057 ha | 476,658 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 705,954 ha | 432,298 ha | 795,646 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 726,907 ha | 699,975 ha | 746,746 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 5 Brazil 2.11 million ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 466,942 ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82,078 ha compare
- 6 Pakistan 2.04 million ha compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 964,810 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 626,731 ha compare
- 11 Mali 625,645 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 13,648 ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh was 740,330 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 413,057 ha in 2004.
- How does Bangladesh rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.