Bangladesh Arable Land 1961-2024
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.
- Bangladesh arable land for 2021 was 8,110,000, a 1.37% increase from 2020.
- Bangladesh arable land for 2020 was 8,000,000, a 0.41% increase from 2019.
- Bangladesh arable land for 2019 was 7,967,000, a 2.51% increase from 2018.
- Bangladesh arable land for 2018 was 7,772,300, a 0.19% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Bangladesh Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
8,110,000 |
0.05 |
62.30% |
| 2020 |
8,000,000 |
0.05 |
61.46% |
| 2019 |
7,967,000 |
0.05 |
61.20% |
| 2018 |
7,772,300 |
0.05 |
59.71% |
| 2017 |
7,757,330 |
0.05 |
59.59% |
| 2016 |
7,764,210 |
0.05 |
59.65% |
| 2015 |
7,732,240 |
0.05 |
59.40% |
| 2014 |
7,669,000 |
0.05 |
58.92% |
| 2013 |
7,678,000 |
0.05 |
58.98% |
| 2012 |
7,670,000 |
0.05 |
58.92% |
| 2011 |
7,678,000 |
0.05 |
58.98% |
| 2010 |
7,791,000 |
0.05 |
59.85% |
| 2009 |
7,796,000 |
0.05 |
59.89% |
| 2008 |
7,803,000 |
0.05 |
59.94% |
| 2007 |
7,816,000 |
0.05 |
60.04% |
| 2006 |
7,880,000 |
0.06 |
60.54% |
| 2005 |
7,911,000 |
0.06 |
60.77% |
| 2004 |
8,143,000 |
0.06 |
62.56% |
| 2003 |
8,228,000 |
0.06 |
63.21% |
| 2002 |
8,253,000 |
0.06 |
63.40% |
| 2001 |
8,303,000 |
0.06 |
63.79% |
| 2000 |
8,350,000 |
0.06 |
64.15% |
| 1999 |
8,436,000 |
0.07 |
64.81% |
| 1998 |
8,454,000 |
0.07 |
64.95% |
| 1997 |
8,390,000 |
0.07 |
64.45% |
| 1996 |
8,357,000 |
0.07 |
64.20% |
| 1995 |
8,404,000 |
0.07 |
64.56% |
| 1994 |
8,408,000 |
0.07 |
64.59% |
| 1993 |
8,506,000 |
0.08 |
65.35% |
| 1992 |
8,609,000 |
0.08 |
66.14% |
| 1991 |
9,385,000 |
0.09 |
72.10% |
| 1990 |
9,456,000 |
0.09 |
72.64% |
| 1989 |
9,553,000 |
0.09 |
73.39% |
| 1988 |
9,537,000 |
0.09 |
73.27% |
| 1987 |
9,235,000 |
0.09 |
70.95% |
| 1986 |
9,161,000 |
0.09 |
70.38% |
| 1985 |
9,152,000 |
0.10 |
70.31% |
| 1984 |
9,185,000 |
0.10 |
70.56% |
| 1983 |
9,089,000 |
0.10 |
69.82% |
| 1982 |
9,104,000 |
0.10 |
69.94% |
| 1981 |
9,109,000 |
0.11 |
69.98% |
| 1980 |
9,121,000 |
0.11 |
70.07% |
| 1979 |
9,118,000 |
0.11 |
70.05% |
| 1978 |
9,125,000 |
0.11 |
70.10% |
| 1977 |
9,131,000 |
0.12 |
70.15% |
| 1976 |
9,138,000 |
0.12 |
70.20% |
| 1975 |
9,144,000 |
0.12 |
70.25% |
| 1974 |
9,131,000 |
0.13 |
70.15% |
| 1973 |
9,131,000 |
0.13 |
70.15% |
| 1972 |
9,133,000 |
0.13 |
70.16% |
| 1971 |
8,837,000 |
0.13 |
67.89% |
| 1970 |
8,837,000 |
0.13 |
67.89% |
| 1969 |
8,810,000 |
0.13 |
67.68% |
| 1968 |
8,829,000 |
0.14 |
67.83% |
| 1967 |
8,843,000 |
0.14 |
67.93% |
| 1966 |
8,798,000 |
0.15 |
67.59% |
| 1965 |
8,777,000 |
0.15 |
67.43% |
| 1964 |
8,640,000 |
0.15 |
66.37% |
| 1963 |
8,605,000 |
0.16 |
66.11% |
| 1962 |
8,597,000 |
0.16 |
66.04% |
| 1961 |
8,605,000 |
0.17 |
66.11% |
