Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 638,820 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 638,820 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 638,820 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 308,735 ha, in 1965.
That places Bangladesh 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 353,693 ha | — |
| 1962 | 360,968 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 357,271 ha | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 321,708 ha | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 308,735 ha | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 337,161 ha | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 352,861 ha | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 359,293 ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 366,272 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 341,015 ha | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 342,448 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 315,535 ha | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 320,469 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 322,503 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 356,647 ha | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 353,906 ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 366,429 ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 411,347 ha | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 580,745 ha | +41.2% |
| 1980 | 575,994 ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 620,612 ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 613,987 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 604,167 ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 606,907 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 621,614 ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 597,111 ha | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 572,728 ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 563,217 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 587,519 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 588,925 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 585,359 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 587,687 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 578,253 ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 591,885 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 593,387 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 590,966 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 588,213 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 576,093 ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 526,048 ha | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 447,229 ha | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 434,387 ha | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 421,027 ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 414,967 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 408,791 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 391,726 ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 387,958 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 385,897 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 402,091 ha | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 410,080 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 420,623 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 430,834 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 450,797 ha | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 466,826 ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 489,351 ha | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 511,788 ha | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 513,866 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 557,832 ha | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 528,534 ha | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 466,656 ha | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 501,332 ha | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 512,256 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 511,659 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 562,518 ha | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 638,820 ha | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 346,440 ha | 308,735 ha | 366,272 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 371,104 ha | 315,535 ha | 580,745 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 596,386 ha | 563,217 ha | 621,614 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,682 ha | 526,048 ha | 593,387 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,415 ha | 385,897 ha | 447,229 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 483,711 ha | 420,623 ha | 557,832 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 545,317 ha | 501,332 ha | 638,820 ha | 5 |
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- 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Bangladesh was 638,820 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 638,820 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,735 ha in 1965.
- How does Bangladesh rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil 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.