Table 4.01: Cropping Intensity

Area in Million hectare

Year

Total Land Area of the Country

Net Cultivable Land

% of Net Cultivable Land in Terms of Total Area

Net Area Sown

Total Cropped Area

Cropping Intensity

1980-81

14.29

9.38

65.65

8.56

13.16

153.69

1981-82

14.29

9.38

65.63

8.58

13.20

153.84

1982-83

14.29

9.36

65.63

8.65

13.00

150.35

1983-84

14.45

9.46

65.41

8.68

13.36

153.96

1984-85

14.48

9.43

65.10

8.64

13.15

152.22

1985-86

14.48

9.44

65.19

8.75

13.54

154.48

1986-87

14.70

9.51

64.68

8.85

13.34

150.73

1987-88

14.84

9.82

66.22

8.29

13.82

166.75

1988-89

14.84

9.84

66.33

8.15

13.71

168.19

1989-90

14.84

9.78

65.95

8.35

14.06

168.44

1990-91

14.84

9.72

65.50

8.17

14.03

171.70

1991-92

14.84

9.09

61.25

7.98

13.81

173.02

1992-93

14.84

8.75

58.99

7.85

13.70

174.35

1993-94

14.84

8.75

52.02

7.72

13.48

174.52

1994-95

14.84

8.77

52.16

7.74

13.52

174.64

1995-96

14.84

8.72

52.56

7.80

13.51

173.18

1996-97

14.85

8.24

52.86

7.85

13.8

175.71

Source: BBS

Figure 4.1: Land Area of Bangladesh by Types of Soil.

1. Hill Area 

18079.0 sq.km

12.69%

2. Terrace Area

1205.0 sq.km

18.30%

3. Flood Plain

113895.0 sq.km

79.10%

Source: BBS Statistical Year book 1996

Figure 4.2: Distribution of Cultivable Land during 1994-95

million ha

Total Cultivable Land 

Culturable Waste

1547

Current Fallow

1000

Single Cropped

7228

Double Cropped

9530

Triple Cropped

2375

21680 /acres

8773.42 hectares

Source: BBS StatisticalYear book 1996