Drained organic soils — Area in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Drained organic soils — Area was 353,955 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
353,955 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 221 countries
All-time high
370,032 ha
in 1995
All-time low
353,955 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Bangladesh, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 369.4k ha1991: 369.4k ha1992: 369.4k ha1993: 369.4k ha1994: 369.4k ha1995: 370.0k ha1996: 370.0k ha1997: 369.8k ha1998: 368.1k ha1999: 365.4k ha2000: 363.4k ha2001: 362.8k ha2002: 361.9k ha2003: 361.7k ha2004: 360.0k ha2005: 360.1k ha2006: 360.3k ha2007: 361.1k ha2008: 361.1k ha2009: 361.2k ha2010: 361.5k ha2011: 359.6k ha2012: 359.5k ha2013: 358.8k ha2014: 357.6k ha2015: 357.5k ha2016: 357.9k ha2017: 358.1k ha2018: 358.1k ha2019: 359.1k ha2020: 359.0k ha2021: 358.5k ha2022: 354.0k ha2023: 354.0k ha2024: 354.0k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Bangladesh is 353,955 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Bangladesh peaked at 370,032 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 353,955 ha, in 2022.

Bangladesh ranks 16th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Area in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 369,373 ha
1991 369,373 ha +0.0%
1992 369,373 ha +0.0%
1993 369,373 ha +0.0%
1994 369,373 ha +0.0%
1995 370,032 ha +0.2%
1996 370,013 ha -0.0%
1997 369,766 ha -0.1%
1998 368,122 ha -0.4%
1999 365,442 ha -0.7%
2000 363,354 ha -0.6%
2001 362,761 ha -0.2%
2002 361,937 ha -0.2%
2003 361,684 ha -0.1%
2004 359,955 ha -0.5%
2005 360,107 ha +0.0%
2006 360,291 ha +0.1%
2007 361,141 ha +0.2%
2008 361,083 ha -0.0%
2009 361,169 ha +0.0%
2010 361,464 ha +0.1%
2011 359,640 ha -0.5%
2012 359,505 ha -0.0%
2013 358,814 ha -0.2%
2014 357,592 ha -0.3%
2015 357,534 ha -0.0%
2016 357,894 ha +0.1%
2017 358,075 ha +0.1%
2018 358,059 ha -0.0%
2019 359,085 ha +0.3%
2020 359,013 ha -0.0%
2021 358,544 ha -0.1%
2022 353,955 ha -1.3%
2023 353,955 ha +0.0%
2024 353,955 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 369,024 ha 365,442 ha 370,032 ha 10
2000s 361,348 ha 359,955 ha 363,354 ha 10
2010s 358,766 ha 357,534 ha 361,464 ha 10
2020s 355,884 ha 353,955 ha 359,013 ha 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
  2. 14 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
  3. 15 Sweden 364,850 ha compare
  4. 17 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
  5. 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
  6. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Bangladesh?
Drained organic soils — area in Bangladesh was 353,955 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 370,032 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 353,955 ha in 2022.
How does Bangladesh rank for drained organic soils — area?
Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.