Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.29 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 0.29 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5228 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.225 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Bangladesh 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3173 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3357 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3173 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3142 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3204 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3388 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3511 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.348 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3511 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3511 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3357 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3155 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3617 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3564 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.378 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5228 ha per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4265 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3826 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3464 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3948 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4226 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4023 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.397 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3984 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4111 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3559 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3517 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3462 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2826 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2777 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2815 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2766 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2783 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2679 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2425 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2394 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2302 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2332 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2363 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2332 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2437 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2358 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.225 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2295 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.294 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3754 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3911 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3731 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3855 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.396 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.357 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3513 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3262 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4582 ha per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3109 ha per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3096 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3117 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.29 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.29 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 ha per square kilometre, 17.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.29 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0151 ha per square kilometre, 19.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +40.5% | 0.3262 ha per square kilometre | 0.4582 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +38.3% | 0.378 ha per square kilometre | 0.5228 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -32.1% | 0.4582 ha per square kilometre | 0.3109 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +28.1% | 0.2295 ha per square kilometre | 0.294 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3326 ha per square kilometre | 0.3142 ha per square kilometre | 0.3511 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3781 ha per square kilometre | 0.3155 ha per square kilometre | 0.5228 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3842 ha per square kilometre | 0.3464 ha per square kilometre | 0.4226 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2798 ha per square kilometre | 0.2425 ha per square kilometre | 0.3462 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2336 ha per square kilometre | 0.225 ha per square kilometre | 0.2437 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3708 ha per square kilometre | 0.294 ha per square kilometre | 0.4582 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3056 ha per square kilometre | 0.29 ha per square kilometre | 0.3117 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 2 Lebanon 0.8135 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 North Macedonia 0.5908 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 0.3981 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 0.233 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 0.1683 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Rwanda 0.165 ha per square kilometre compare
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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.29 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5228 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.225 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Bangladesh rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.