Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 484,932 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Bangladesh stood at 484,932 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 525,475 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92,847 ha, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92,847 ha | — |
| 1962 | 94,847 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 98,871 ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 99,442 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 101,442 ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 104,800 ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 129,100 ha | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 142,900 ha | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 154,169 ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 158,141 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 159,335 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 143,469 ha | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 143,258 ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 140,636 ha | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 160,421 ha | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 167,479 ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 147,967 ha | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 161,870 ha | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 169,577 ha | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 168,837 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 170,035 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 173,890 ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 176,155 ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 175,460 ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 172,765 ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 164,250 ha | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 157,920 ha | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 174,433 ha | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 163,515 ha | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 168,627 ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 173,868 ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 176,532 ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 174,901 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 176,010 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 177,200 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 177,585 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 177,174 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 177,989 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 286,115 ha | +60.7% |
| 2000 | 284,093 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 288,259 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 275,656 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 282,091 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 306,566 ha | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 361,401 ha | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 407,292 ha | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 378,609 ha | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 433,578 ha | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 426,697 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 466,071 ha | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 490,570 ha | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 455,013 ha | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 471,042 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 487,600 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 496,273 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 500,374 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 525,475 ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 501,394 ha | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 491,409 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 485,894 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 495,216 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 492,951 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 484,474 ha | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 484,932 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113,158 ha | 92,847 ha | 154,169 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 155,215 ha | 140,636 ha | 169,577 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,726 ha | 157,920 ha | 176,155 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,600 ha | 168,627 ha | 286,115 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 344,424 ha | 275,656 ha | 433,578 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 488,522 ha | 455,013 ha | 525,475 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 488,693 ha | 484,474 ha | 495,216 ha | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Bangladesh was 484,932 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 525,475 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,847 ha in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.