Linseed — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Linseed — Area harvested was 4,565 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, linseed — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 4,565 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 77,618 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4,110 ha, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,425 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19,830 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 23,067 ha | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 20,639 ha | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 21,448 ha | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 21,900 ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 17,800 ha | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 15,000 ha | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 14,600 ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 14,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 14,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20,000 ha | +37.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 40,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 50,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 60,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 65,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 70,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 70,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 75,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 75,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 73,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 77,618 ha | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 67,680 ha | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 68,337 ha | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 74,146 ha | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 75,202 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 76,305 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 77,077 ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 77,403 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75,118 ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 74,867 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 74,526 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 73,202 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 70,400 ha | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 69,890 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 69,820 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64,345 ha | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 4,500 ha | -93.0% |
| 2001 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,450 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,769 ha | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 13,585 ha | +184.9% |
| 2007 | 14,075 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8,823 ha | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 11,176 ha | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 10,542 ha | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 10,251 ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9,740 ha | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 9,300 ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 8,896 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 7,009 ha | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 6,561 ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 5,365 ha | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 5,633 ha | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 5,284 ha | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 4,110 ha | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 5,208 ha | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 5,190 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,870 ha | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 4,565 ha | -6.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 4,565 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,704 ha, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +184.9% | 4,769 ha | 13,585 ha |
| 2000 | -93.0% | 64,345 ha | 4,500 ha |
| 1973 | +50.0% | 20,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,301 ha | 14,600 ha | 23,067 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,920 ha | 14,600 ha | 70,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,229 ha | 67,680 ha | 77,618 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,665 ha | 64,345 ha | 77,403 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,478 ha | 4,450 ha | 14,075 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,858 ha | 5,284 ha | 10,542 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,789 ha | 4,110 ha | 5,208 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 linseed — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Linseed — area harvested in Bangladesh was 4,565 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 77,618 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,110 ha in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Linseed — 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.