Bangladesh vs World: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- World
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 5.5 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 185 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 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.0717 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or World?
- Bangladesh, at 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and World?
- 0.0555 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — 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.