Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 9,399 1000 ha against 8,146 1000 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 1,253 1000 ha.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 74th of 216 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,587 1000 ha | 3,431 1000 ha | 6,156 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9,932 1000 ha | 4,324 1000 ha | 5,608 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 10,102 1000 ha | 5,581 1000 ha | 4,522 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9,604 1000 ha | 6,966 1000 ha | 2,639 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 9,316 1000 ha | 7,591 1000 ha | 1,726 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9,184 1000 ha | 8,332 1000 ha | 852.17 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 9,415 1000 ha | 8,277 1000 ha | 1,138 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
- Bangladesh, at 9,399 1000 ha against 8,146 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 1,253 1000 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 74th 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.