Bangladesh vs Iraq: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Iraq
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 9,399 1000 ha against 9,398 1000 ha in Iraq, a difference of 1 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 73rd of 216 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,587 1000 ha | 8,881 1000 ha | 705.89 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9,932 1000 ha | 9,228 1000 ha | 703.9 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 10,102 1000 ha | 9,438 1000 ha | 663.92 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9,604 1000 ha | 9,151 1000 ha | 453.88 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 9,316 1000 ha | 8,591 1000 ha | 724.87 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9,184 1000 ha | 8,991 1000 ha | 193.15 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 9,415 1000 ha | 9,394 1000 ha | 20.54 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Bangladesh or Iraq?
- Bangladesh, at 9,399 1000 ha against 9,398 1000 ha in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 1 1000 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Iraq rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd and Iraq ranks 73rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.