Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6904 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 0.6904 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6904 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 26th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9381 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9746 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9949 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9998 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9412 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9324 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9362 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9073 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8461 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7933 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7837 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7101 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7575 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.74 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.708 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6904 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.9381 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8845 ha per square kilometre | 0.7101 ha per square kilometre | 0.9998 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.724 ha per square kilometre | 0.6904 ha per square kilometre | 0.7575 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 23 Czechia 0.762 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Jamaica 0.7387 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 France 0.7061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Honduras 0.6105 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Nicaragua 0.6068 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Grenada 0.5706 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.6904 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6904 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.