Bangladesh vs World: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
World rank
1st

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • World
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 5.7 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 184 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0579 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0505 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 World?
Bangladesh, at 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and World?
0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and World rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.