Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 7,877 1000 ha against 7,811 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 66 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Bangladesh ranks 37th of 231 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,787 1000 ha | 8,723 1000 ha | 935.67 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 7,905 1000 ha | 9,072 1000 ha | 1,168 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 7,910 1000 ha | 9,225 1000 ha | 1,315 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 7,765 1000 ha | 8,640 1000 ha | 875.3 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7,761 1000 ha | 8,174 1000 ha | 412.86 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7,770 1000 ha | 7,822 1000 ha | 51.69 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 7,825 1000 ha | 7,951 1000 ha | 125.98 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 7,877 1000 ha against 7,811 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 66 1000 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for arable land — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Bangladesh ranks 37th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.