Agriculture
 
 
Bangladesh Agricultural Statistics at a Glance  

 

Total family
:
17,600,804
Total farm family
:
11,639,389
Total area
:
14.839 million hectare
Forest
:
2.576 million hectare
Cultivable land
:
8.29 million hectare
Cultivable fellow
:
0.323 million hectare
Current fellow
:
0.407 million hectare
Cropping intensity
:
180%
Single cropped area
:
2.872 million hectare
Double cropped area
:
4.128 million hectare
Triple cropped area
:
1.023 million hectare
Net cropped area
:
8.022 million hectare
Total cropped area
:
14.109 million hectare
Contribution of agriculture sector to GDP
:
23.50%
Contribution of crop sector to GDP
:
13.44%
Manpower in agriculture
:
62%
Total food crop demand
:
22.55 million metric ton
Total food crop production
:
28.384 million metric ton
Net production
:
25.097 million metric ton
Food Surplus
:
2.547 million metric ton
     
     
Source: BBS, 2004 and Handbook Agricultural Statistics, MoA

 

 

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