Bangladesh vs Nepal: Country area — Area

Bangladesh
14,757 1000 ha
in 2024
Nepal
14,718 1000 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
100th
Nepal rank
101st

Country area — Area over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 14,757 1000 ha against 14,718 1000 ha in Nepal, a difference of 39 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 100th and Nepal ranks 101st of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 14,846 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 128 1000 ha Bangladesh
1970s 14,846 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 128 1000 ha Bangladesh
1980s 14,846 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 128 1000 ha Bangladesh
1990s 14,846 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 128 1000 ha Bangladesh
2000s 14,846 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 128 1000 ha Bangladesh
2010s 14,798 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 80.47 1000 ha Bangladesh
2020s 14,757 1000 ha 14,718 1000 ha 38.96 1000 ha Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Bangladesh or Nepal?
Bangladesh, at 14,757 1000 ha against 14,718 1000 ha in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Bangladesh and Nepal?
39 1000 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for country area — area?
Bangladesh ranks 100th and Nepal ranks 101st of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.