Breakdown of habitable land area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Breakdown of habitable land area was 498,810 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Bangladesh, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 498,810 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 443,430 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 468,220 hectares | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 485,070 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 489,560 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 498,810 hectares | +1.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 498,810 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 498,810 hectares is above the median for South Asia, which is 56,135 hectares, 8.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Bangladesh?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Bangladesh was 498,810 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 498,810 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,430 hectares in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.