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 97th out of 238 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.

Land area in hectares in Bangladesh

Name: Land area in hectares in Bangladesh
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

97th

of 238 countries

All-time high

13.03 million hectares

in 2022

All-time low

13.00 million hectares

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Bangladesh, 1961–2023

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 97th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Land area in hectares in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Land area in hectares in Bangladesh, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	13.02 million hectares	—
1962	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2012	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2015	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2016	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2017	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2018	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2021	13.02 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	13.03 million hectares	+0.1%
2023	13.00 million hectares	-0.2%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

Bangladesh's 13.00 million hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.25 million hectares, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Bangladesh's 13.00 million hectares is above the median for South Asia, which is 9.59 million hectares, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

94 Tunisia 15.54 million hectares compare
95 Nepal 14.34 million hectares compare
96 Tajikistan 13.88 million hectares compare
98 Greece 12.89 million hectares compare
99 Eritrea 12.12 million hectares compare
100 North Korea 12.04 million hectares compare

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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)

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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 97th out of 238 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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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.