What is land area in Bangladesh?

Land area in Bangladesh was 129,980 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 130,260 sq. km in 2022.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 129,980 sq. km in 2023.

How does Bangladesh rank for land area?

Bangladesh ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Bangladesh

Name: Land area in Bangladesh
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bangladesh: Land area was 129,980 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

129,980 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

95th

of 216 countries

All-time high

130,260 sq. km

in 2022

All-time low

129,980 sq. km

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Bangladesh, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 129,980 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Bangladesh peaked at 130,260 sq. km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 129,980 sq. km, in 2023.

Bangladesh ranks 95th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	9
1970s	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	10
1980s	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	10
1990s	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	10
2000s	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	10
2010s	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	130,170 sq. km	10
2020s	130,145 sq. km	129,980 sq. km	130,260 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

92 Tunisia 155,360 sq. km compare
93 Nepal 143,350 sq. km compare
94 Tajikistan 138,790 sq. km compare
96 Greece 128,900 sq. km compare
97 Eritrea 121,178 sq. km compare
98 North Korea 120,410 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Bangladesh?: Land area in Bangladesh was 129,980 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 130,260 sq. km in 2022.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 129,980 sq. km in 2023.
How does Bangladesh rank for land area?: Bangladesh ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.