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Surface area — Bangladesh

Surface area in Bangladesh in 2023 — 147,570 km². Ranked 93 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.6%.

2023 147,570 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 93of 215
Period maximum 148,460 km²1961
Period minimum 147,570 km²2018

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Bangladesh, 1961–2023147,500147,750148,000148,250148,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 148,460 km²1963: 148,460 km²1965: 148,460 km²1967: 148,460 km²1969: 148,460 km²1971: 148,460 km²1973: 148,460 km²1975: 148,460 km²1977: 148,460 km²1979: 148,460 km²1981: 148,460 km²1983: 148,460 km²1985: 148,460 km²1987: 148,460 km²1989: 148,460 km²1991: 148,460 km²1993: 148,460 km²1995: 148,460 km²1997: 148,460 km²1999: 148,460 km²2001: 148,460 km²2003: 148,460 km²2005: 148,460 km²2007: 148,460 km²2009: 148,460 km²2011: 148,460 km²2013: 148,460 km²2015: 147,630 km²2017: 147,977 km²2019: 147,570 km²2021: 147,570 km²2023: 147,570 km²
Change over the period: −890 (−0.6%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 147,570 km²
World 141M km²
South Asia 3.69M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.88M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 147,570 +0 +0%
2022 147,570 +0 +0%
2021 147,570 +0 +0%
2020 147,570 +0 +0%
2019 147,570 +0 +0%
2018 147,570 −407 −0.28%
2017 147,977 +347 +0.24%
2016 147,630 +0 +0%
2015 147,630 +0 +0%
2014 147,630 −830 −0.56%
2013 148,460 +0 +0%
2012 148,460 +0 +0%
2011 148,460 +0 +0%
2010 148,460 +0 +0%
2009 148,460 +0 +0%
2008 148,460 +0 +0%
2007 148,460 +0 +0%
2006 148,460 +0 +0%
2005 148,460 +0 +0%
2004 148,460 +0 +0%
2003 148,460 +0 +0%
2002 148,460 +0 +0%
2001 148,460 +0 +0%
2000 148,460 +0 +0%
1999 148,460 +0 +0%
1998 148,460 +0 +0%
1997 148,460 +0 +0%
1996 148,460 +0 +0%
1995 148,460 +0 +0%
1994 148,460 +0 +0%
1993 148,460 +0 +0%
1992 148,460 +0 +0%
1991 148,460 +0 +0%
1990 148,460 +0 +0%
1989 148,460 +0 +0%
1988 148,460 +0 +0%
1987 148,460 +0 +0%
1986 148,460 +0 +0%
1985 148,460 +0 +0%
1984 148,460 +0 +0%
1983 148,460 +0 +0%
1982 148,460 +0 +0%
1981 148,460 +0 +0%
1980 148,460 +0 +0%
1979 148,460 +0 +0%
1978 148,460 +0 +0%
1977 148,460 +0 +0%
1976 148,460 +0 +0%
1975 148,460 +0 +0%
1974 148,460 +0 +0%
1973 148,460 +0 +0%
1972 148,460 +0 +0%
1971 148,460 +0 +0%
1970 148,460 +0 +0%
1969 148,460 +0 +0%
1968 148,460 +0 +0%
1967 148,460 +0 +0%
1966 148,460 +0 +0%
1965 148,460 +0 +0%
1964 148,460 +0 +0%
1963 148,460 +0 +0%
1962 148,460 +0 +0%
1961 148,460 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 3.29M IR Iran 1.75M PK Pakistan 796,100 AF Afghanistan 652,870 BD Bangladesh 147,570 NP Nepal 147,180 LK Sri Lanka 65,610 BT Bhutan 38,390 MV Maldives 300
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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