Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 95.88 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
95.88 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 181 countries
All-time high
96.09 hectares per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
66.37 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 95.88 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 96.09 hectares per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66.37 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 181 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.37 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 68.03 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 70.45 hectares per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 71.94 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 72.92 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 70.74 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 77.1 hectares per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 76.29 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 81.01 hectares per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 77.95 hectares per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 73.22 hectares per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 75.73 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 77.55 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 76.92 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 81.04 hectares per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 77.77 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 78.96 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 79.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 80.72 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 83.11 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 85.61 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 85.9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 80.08 hectares per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 83.7 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 86.3 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 86.84 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 84.79 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 84.01 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 85.68 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 85.58 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 83.55 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 83.72 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.18 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 81.08 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 84.07 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 84.17 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.73 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 88.74 hectares per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 88.79 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.45 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 88.35 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.35 hectares per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 85.88 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 84.41 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 82.98 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 90.83 hectares per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 91.57 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.43 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.58 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.66 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.38 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.07 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.88 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.54 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.88 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 93.96 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.09 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 95.92 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.23 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 95.88 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 hectares per square kilometre, 22.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 95.88 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.71 hectares per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.76 hectares per square kilometre | 66.37 hectares per square kilometre | 81.01 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.95 hectares per square kilometre | 73.22 hectares per square kilometre | 81.04 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.6 hectares per square kilometre | 80.08 hectares per square kilometre | 86.84 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.32 hectares per square kilometre | 79.73 hectares per square kilometre | 88.74 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.37 hectares per square kilometre | 82.98 hectares per square kilometre | 91.57 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.13 hectares per square kilometre | 92.38 hectares per square kilometre | 94.88 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.78 hectares per square kilometre | 95.23 hectares per square kilometre | 96.09 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 95.88 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 96.09 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.37 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.