Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.5 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 3.5 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 3.84 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4259 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Bangladesh 2nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.429 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4446 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4259 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4259 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4663 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5408 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5846 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6468 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6561 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6653 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5857 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6112 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.615 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7211 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.737 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5944 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6916 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7427 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7412 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7846 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8271 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8457 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8465 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8549 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8328 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8171 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9479 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8551 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8956 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9514 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9818 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9957 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +79.7% |
| 2000 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 2.87 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 3.54 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.41 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.62 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.67 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.54 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.5 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 27.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.5 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7843 ha per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +79.7% | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.88 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4881 ha per square kilometre | 0.4259 ha per square kilometre | 0.6468 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.662 ha per square kilometre | 0.5857 ha per square kilometre | 0.7427 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8353 ha per square kilometre | 0.7412 ha per square kilometre | 0.9479 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.8956 ha per square kilometre | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | 3.6 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 3.5 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4259 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Bangladesh rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.