Arable land in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Arable land was 7.88 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 7.88 million hectares for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Bangladesh peaked at 9.55 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.70 million hectares, in 2014.
That places Bangladesh 32nd out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 million hectares | 8.60 million hectares | 8.84 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.07 million hectares | 8.84 million hectares | 9.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.22 million hectares | 9.09 million hectares | 9.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.64 million hectares | 8.36 million hectares | 9.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.15 million hectares | 7.99 million hectares | 8.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 million hectares | 7.70 million hectares | 7.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 million hectares | 7.87 million hectares | 7.92 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 117.29 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.27 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 66.35 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Bangladesh?
- Arable land in Bangladesh was 7.88 million hectares in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 million hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.70 million hectares in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for arable land?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.