Global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -30.2% | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 45 Turkey 6.08 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 46 Thailand 6 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 47 Costa Rica 5.99 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 49 Brunei 5.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 50 New Zealand 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 51 Malaysia 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0512 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4735 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0546 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production 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.