Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 4.62 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
4.62 percent
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
162nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
4.62 percent
in 2023
All-time low
4.61 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bangladesh, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bangladesh is 4.62 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bangladesh peaked at 4.62 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.61 percent, in 1961.

That places Bangladesh 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 9
1970s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 10
1980s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 10
1990s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 10
2000s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 10
2010s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 10
2020s 4.61 percent 4.61 percent 4.62 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bangladesh?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bangladesh was 4.62 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 4.62 percent in 2023.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 4.61 percent in 1961.
How does Bangladesh rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Bangladesh ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).