Asia vs Bangladesh: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Asia
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 83.81 % against 31.29 % in Asia, a difference of 52.52 %.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.7 times Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 14th and Bangladesh ranks 16th of 22 groups.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.88 % | 90.98 % | 54.1 % | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 37.26 % | 91.34 % | 54.08 % | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 38.24 % | 91.31 % | 53.07 % | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 33.57 % | 89.94 % | 56.37 % | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 31.63 % | 87.73 % | 56.1 % | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 31.53 % | 85.18 % | 53.65 % | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 31.24 % | 84.45 % | 53.22 % | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Asia or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 83.81 % against 31.29 % in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Asia and Bangladesh?
- 52.52 %, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Bangladesh?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Bangladesh rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Asia ranks 14th and Bangladesh ranks 16th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.