Land area in hectares in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Land area in hectares was 13.00 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
13.00 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
96th
of 233 countries
All-time high
13.03 million hectares
in 2022
All-time low
13.00 million hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares 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 hectares.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in hectares in Bangladesh stood at 13.00 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Bangladesh peaked at 13.03 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million hectares, in 2023.

Bangladesh ranks 96th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 9
1970s 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 10
1980s 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 10
1990s 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 10
2000s 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 10
2010s 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 13.02 million hectares 10
2020s 13.01 million hectares 13.00 million hectares 13.03 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 93 Tunisia 15.54 million hectares compare
  2. 94 Nepal 14.34 million hectares compare
  3. 95 Tajikistan 13.88 million hectares compare
  4. 97 Greece 12.89 million hectares compare
  5. 98 Eritrea 12.12 million hectares compare
  6. 99 North Korea 12.04 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Bangladesh?
Land area in hectares in Bangladesh was 13.00 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 13.03 million hectares in 2022.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million hectares in 2023.
How does Bangladesh rank for land area in hectares?
Bangladesh ranks 96th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
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
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. 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.