Bangladesh vs Republic of Korea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Bangladesh
83.81 %
in 2024
Republic of Korea
83.41 %
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
16th
Republic of Korea rank
17th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Republic of Korea
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 83.81 % against 83.41 % in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.4 %.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 16th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 90.98 % 94.65 % 3.67 % Republic of Korea
1970s 91.34 % 91.83 % 0.486 % Republic of Korea
1980s 91.31 % 90.73 % 0.577 % Bangladesh
1990s 89.94 % 87.87 % 2.07 % Bangladesh
2000s 87.73 % 86.9 % 0.838 % Bangladesh
2010s 85.18 % 84.16 % 1.02 % Bangladesh
2020s 84.45 % 85.36 % 0.904 % Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Bangladesh or Republic of Korea?
Bangladesh, at 83.81 % against 83.41 % in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Bangladesh and Republic of Korea?
0.4 %, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Republic of Korea rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Bangladesh ranks 16th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 214 countries.
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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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.