Total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Total agricultural area over the long term was 9.60 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.60 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
73rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.44 million
in 1989
All-time low
2.51 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh stood at 9.60 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh peaked at 10.44 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million, in 1000.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.51 million | — |
| 1100 | 2.56 million | +1.8% |
| 1200 | 2.59 million | +1.5% |
| 1300 | 2.53 million | -2.5% |
| 1400 | 2.78 million | +10.0% |
| 1500 | 2.86 million | +2.8% |
| 1600 | 3.56 million | +24.7% |
| 1700 | 4.16 million | +16.7% |
| 1710 | 4.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1720 | 4.30 million | +1.4% |
| 1730 | 4.36 million | +1.4% |
| 1740 | 4.42 million | +1.3% |
| 1750 | 4.47 million | +1.3% |
| 1760 | 4.53 million | +1.3% |
| 1770 | 4.59 million | +1.3% |
| 1780 | 4.64 million | +1.2% |
| 1790 | 4.70 million | +1.2% |
| 1800 | 4.75 million | +1.1% |
| 1810 | 4.81 million | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 4.92 million | +2.4% |
| 1830 | 5.04 million | +2.4% |
| 1840 | 5.16 million | +2.3% |
| 1850 | 5.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1860 | 5.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 5.57 million | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 5.74 million | +3.0% |
| 1890 | 6.12 million | +6.8% |
| 1900 | 6.49 million | +6.0% |
| 1910 | 6.84 million | +5.3% |
| 1920 | 7.15 million | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 7.31 million | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 7.44 million | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 7.53 million | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 7.65 million | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 7.78 million | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 7.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 8.03 million | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 8.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 8.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 8.52 million | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 8.72 million | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 8.92 million | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 9.27 million | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 9.48 million | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 9.48 million | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.48 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.52 million | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 9.64 million | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 9.65 million | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 9.70 million | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 9.67 million | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 9.68 million | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 9.70 million | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 9.70 million | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 9.99 million | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.99 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.00 million | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 10.00 million | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.99 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.99 million | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.98 million | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.99 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.98 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.98 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.96 million | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.06 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 10.03 million | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 10.04 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 10.12 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.43 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 10.44 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 10.39 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 10.32 million | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.55 million | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 9.45 million | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.36 million | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.37 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9.33 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 9.43 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.40 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.33 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.13 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 9.60 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.56 million | 2.56 million | 2.56 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.59 million | 2.59 million | 2.59 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.53 million | 2.53 million | 2.53 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.78 million | 2.78 million | 2.78 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.86 million | 2.86 million | 2.86 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.56 million | 3.56 million | 3.56 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.16 million | 4.16 million | 4.16 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.24 million | 4.24 million | 4.24 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.30 million | 4.30 million | 4.30 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.36 million | 4.36 million | 4.36 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.42 million | 4.42 million | 4.42 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.47 million | 4.47 million | 4.47 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.53 million | 4.53 million | 4.53 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.59 million | 4.59 million | 4.59 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.64 million | 4.64 million | 4.64 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.70 million | 4.70 million | 4.70 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.75 million | 4.75 million | 4.75 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.81 million | 4.81 million | 4.81 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.92 million | 4.92 million | 4.92 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.04 million | 5.04 million | 5.04 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.16 million | 5.16 million | 5.16 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.29 million | 5.29 million | 5.29 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.41 million | 5.41 million | 5.41 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.57 million | 5.57 million | 5.57 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.74 million | 5.74 million | 5.74 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.12 million | 6.12 million | 6.12 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.49 million | 6.49 million | 6.49 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.84 million | 6.84 million | 6.84 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 7.15 million | 7.15 million | 7.15 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 7.31 million | 7.31 million | 7.31 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 7.44 million | 7.44 million | 7.44 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.16 million | 7.53 million | 8.92 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.55 million | 9.27 million | 9.70 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.93 million | 9.70 million | 10.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.10 million | 9.96 million | 10.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.60 million | 9.33 million | 10.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.32 million | 9.25 million | 9.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.18 million | 9.10 million | 9.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.49 million | 9.42 million | 9.60 million | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.42 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.42 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Bangladesh was 9.60 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.44 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million in 1000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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