Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 6.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.052 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.