Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 89.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 89.56 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 89.89 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.17 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.17 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 66.79 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 69.2 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 70.9 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 71.91 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 69.72 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 75.97 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 74.84 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 79.23 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 76.15 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 71.43 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 73.98 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 75.89 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 75.23 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 79.36 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 75.92 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 77.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 77.6 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 78.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 79.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 80.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 81.32 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 74.81 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 78.54 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 79.88 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 81.5 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 79.3 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 78.55 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 80.5 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 80.17 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 78.7 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 78.19 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 76.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 76.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.45 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.36 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 78.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.74 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 82.3 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 82.98 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 81.9 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 82.75 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.39 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.73 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 80.85 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 81.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.65 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 87.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 88.56 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.75 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 87.36 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.7 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.43 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.51 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 89.23 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 88.46 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.71 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.89 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 89.76 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.56 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 89.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 309.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 89.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.09 ha per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.53 ha per square kilometre | 65.17 ha per square kilometre | 79.23 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.06 ha per square kilometre | 71.43 ha per square kilometre | 79.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4 ha per square kilometre | 74.81 ha per square kilometre | 81.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.31 ha per square kilometre | 76.1 ha per square kilometre | 82.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.6 ha per square kilometre | 78.73 ha per square kilometre | 87.22 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8 ha per square kilometre | 84.51 ha per square kilometre | 89.23 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.23 ha per square kilometre | 87.71 ha per square kilometre | 89.89 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 89.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 89.89 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.17 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.