Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 10,388 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, ginger, raw — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 10,388 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 10,429 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ha, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 7th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 ha | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 3,600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 3,900 ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 4,200 ha | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 4,400 ha | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 4,700 ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 5,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 5,030 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 5,042 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 5,018 ha | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4,916 ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 5,148 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 5,271 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 5,405 ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5,350 ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 5,306 ha | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 5,306 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,625 ha | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 5,706 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 5,486 ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 6,532 ha | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 6,418 ha | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 6,311 ha | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 6,236 ha | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6,330 ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 6,172 ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 6,271 ha | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6,475 ha | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 6,967 ha | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 7,017 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 7,056 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 7,064 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,900 ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 6,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,700 ha | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 7,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,879 ha | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 6,879 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,290 ha | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 7,689 ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 7,573 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7,917 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7,715 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8,093 ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 8,338 ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 9,416 ha | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 9,017 ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 9,066 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 9,116 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,704 ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 8,941 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9,498 ha | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 10,216 ha | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 9,473 ha | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 9,307 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 9,609 ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9,610 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,304 ha | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 10,276 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10,429 ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 10,399 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 10,388 ha | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 10,388 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,109 ha, 2.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 10,388 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 10,388 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,126 ha | 3,000 ha | 5,030 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,239 ha | 4,916 ha | 5,625 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,194 ha | 5,486 ha | 6,532 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,188 ha | 6,879 ha | 7,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,993 ha | 6,879 ha | 9,416 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,354 ha | 8,704 ha | 10,216 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,359 ha | 10,276 ha | 10,429 ha | 5 |
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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Bangladesh was 10,388 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10,429 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.