Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0009 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0009 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0028 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 208th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0009 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0009 sq. km per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 sq. km per person, 32% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0512 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4735 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0546 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0009 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 208th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.