Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 702,137 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 702,137 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Bangladesh peaked at 717,669 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 149,488 ha, in 1972.
Bangladesh ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 157,150 ha | — |
| 1962 | 150,350 ha | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 163,000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 164,400 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 164,850 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 166,284 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 175,876 ha | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 177,948 ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 168,499 ha | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 171,408 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 170,362 ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 149,488 ha | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 149,805 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 152,851 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 159,984 ha | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 163,146 ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 159,159 ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 163,677 ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 165,450 ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 169,193 ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 168,946 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 178,733 ha | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 184,474 ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 186,728 ha | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 187,109 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 189,620 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 192,103 ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 198,920 ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 207,869 ha | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 200,778 ha | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 218,949 ha | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 220,461 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 225,215 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 228,303 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 231,459 ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 237,811 ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 240,270 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 245,368 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 304,774 ha | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 290,568 ha | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 291,025 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 296,128 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 300,842 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 333,438 ha | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 381,764 ha | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 413,487 ha | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 443,599 ha | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 512,218 ha | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 500,125 ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 521,897 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 539,234 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 544,340 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 551,964 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 581,383 ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 623,192 ha | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 634,015 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 657,064 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 650,990 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 658,189 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 680,283 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 709,963 ha | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 717,669 ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 712,730 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 702,137 ha | -1.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 702,137 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59,228 ha, 11.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 702,137 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 216,898 ha, 3.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165,373 ha | 150,350 ha | 177,948 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 160,533 ha | 149,488 ha | 171,408 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 186,370 ha | 168,946 ha | 207,869 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 235,339 ha | 200,778 ha | 304,774 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 376,319 ha | 290,568 ha | 512,218 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 596,227 ha | 521,897 ha | 658,189 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 704,556 ha | 680,283 ha | 717,669 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 Indonesia 1.19 million ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 443,420 ha compare
- 7 Philippines 789,007 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 727,779 ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 321,319 ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 272,954 ha compare
- 10 Cameroon 680,510 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 192,215 ha compare
- 11 Mexico 670,490 ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 99,761 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 92,238 ha compare
- 12 Ethiopia 592,759 ha compare
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 vegetables primary — area harvested in Bangladesh?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Bangladesh was 702,137 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 717,669 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,488 ha in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Vegetables Primary — 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.