Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.0026 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0031 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 1965.
Bangladesh ranks 41st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.001 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.001 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.001 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 ha per person | +76.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.003 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.003 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.003 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +76.3% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Bangladesh rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.