Bangladesh vs Northern Africa: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Bangladesh
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 72.21 % against 27.72 % in Northern Africa, a difference of 44.49 %.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.6 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Northern Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.65 % | 24.64 % | 49.01 % | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 76.3 % | 25.32 % | 50.98 % | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 77.61 % | 25.69 % | 51.92 % | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 73.78 % | 27.54 % | 46.24 % | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 71.57 % | 28.55 % | 43.01 % | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 70.55 % | 27.91 % | 42.64 % | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 72.33 % | 27.69 % | 44.63 % | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Bangladesh or Northern Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 72.21 % against 27.72 % in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Bangladesh and Northern Africa?
- 44.49 %, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Northern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Northern Africa rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Northern Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.