Cropland organic soils — Area in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Cropland organic soils — Area was 323,785 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
323,785 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 221 countries
All-time high
339,842 ha
in 1996
All-time low
323,785 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Bangladesh, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 338.9k ha1991: 338.9k ha1992: 338.9k ha1993: 338.9k ha1994: 338.9k ha1995: 339.8k ha1996: 339.8k ha1997: 339.7k ha1998: 338.2k ha1999: 335.9k ha2000: 333.9k ha2001: 332.9k ha2002: 332.1k ha2003: 331.9k ha2004: 330.3k ha2005: 330.3k ha2006: 330.5k ha2007: 331.2k ha2008: 331.2k ha2009: 331.3k ha2010: 331.6k ha2011: 329.6k ha2012: 329.5k ha2013: 328.8k ha2014: 327.7k ha2015: 327.7k ha2016: 328.0k ha2017: 328.2k ha2018: 328.1k ha2019: 329.9k ha2020: 329.7k ha2021: 329.3k ha2022: 323.8k ha2023: 323.8k ha2024: 323.8k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 323,785 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Bangladesh peaked at 339,842 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 323,785 ha, in 2022.

Bangladesh ranks 12th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Cropland organic soils — Area in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 338,858 ha
1991 338,858 ha +0.0%
1992 338,858 ha +0.0%
1993 338,858 ha +0.0%
1994 338,858 ha +0.0%
1995 339,822 ha +0.3%
1996 339,842 ha +0.0%
1997 339,745 ha -0.0%
1998 338,187 ha -0.5%
1999 335,879 ha -0.7%
2000 333,939 ha -0.6%
2001 332,915 ha -0.3%
2002 332,076 ha -0.3%
2003 331,947 ha -0.0%
2004 330,288 ha -0.5%
2005 330,333 ha +0.0%
2006 330,492 ha +0.0%
2007 331,226 ha +0.2%
2008 331,203 ha -0.0%
2009 331,305 ha +0.0%
2010 331,582 ha +0.1%
2011 329,617 ha -0.6%
2012 329,482 ha -0.0%
2013 328,804 ha -0.2%
2014 327,716 ha -0.3%
2015 327,662 ha -0.0%
2016 327,997 ha +0.1%
2017 328,170 ha +0.1%
2018 328,050 ha -0.0%
2019 329,859 ha +0.6%
2020 329,740 ha -0.0%
2021 329,283 ha -0.1%
2022 323,785 ha -1.7%
2023 323,785 ha +0.0%
2024 323,785 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 338,776 ha 335,879 ha 339,842 ha 10
2000s 331,572 ha 330,288 ha 333,939 ha 10
2010s 328,894 ha 327,662 ha 331,582 ha 10
2020s 326,076 ha 323,785 ha 329,740 ha 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,762 ha compare
  2. 9 Germany 557,208 ha compare
  3. 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
  4. 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 104.88 ha compare
  6. 13 Lithuania 293,608 ha compare
  7. 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha
  8. 14 Sweden 290,313 ha compare
  9. 15 Myanmar 256,127 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Bangladesh?
Cropland organic soils — area in Bangladesh was 323,785 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 339,842 ha in 1996.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 323,785 ha in 2022.
How does Bangladesh rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Bangladesh ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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