Land area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land area was 12,998 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12,998
World rank
86th
of 219 countries
All-time high
13,017
in 1990
All-time low
12,998
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Bangladesh, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Bangladesh is 12,998, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Bangladesh peaked at 13,017 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,998, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 86th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,017 | — |
| 2000 | 13,017 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13,017 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,017 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,017 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,998 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,017 | 13,017 | 13,017 | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,017 | 13,017 | 13,017 | 1 |
| 2010s | 13,017 | 13,017 | 13,017 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13,008 | 12,998 | 13,017 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Bangladesh?
- Land area in Bangladesh was 12,998 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 13,017 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,998 in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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