Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4701 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.4701 ha per square kilometre for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4721 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0994 ha per square kilometre, in 1976.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1075 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1164 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.114 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1067 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1083 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1013 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0997 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1041 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1168 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.136 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1492 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1554 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.161 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1663 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1836 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1867 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1927 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2176 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2332 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2426 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2538 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2556 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2842 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2941 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3009 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3047 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3362 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4302 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4379 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.441 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4347 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4485 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4704 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4657 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4721 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4701 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.4701 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0323 ha per square kilometre, 14.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.3% | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | 0.4302 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | 0.1075 ha per square kilometre | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | 0.1228 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1696 ha per square kilometre | 0.1492 ha per square kilometre | 0.1927 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2418 ha per square kilometre | 0.2021 ha per square kilometre | 0.2941 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3767 ha per square kilometre | 0.3007 ha per square kilometre | 0.4485 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4696 ha per square kilometre | 0.4657 ha per square kilometre | 0.4721 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.4701 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4721 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0994 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.