Bangladesh vs India: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land

Bangladesh
93.62 %
in 2024
India
94.27 %
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
29th
India rank
28th

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 94.27 % against 93.62 % in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.65 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and India ranks 28th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1960s 93.74 % 92 % 1.74 % Bangladesh
1970s 93.96 % 92.9 % 1.05 % Bangladesh
1980s 94.06 % 93.43 % 0.632 % Bangladesh
1990s 93.74 % 93.88 % 0.139 % India
2000s 93.56 % 94.17 % 0.616 % India
2010s 93.47 % 94.26 % 0.794 % India
2020s 93.63 % 94.21 % 0.58 % India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in agricultural land, Bangladesh or India?
India, at 94.27 % against 93.62 % in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in agricultural land between Bangladesh and India?
0.65 %, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Bangladesh ranks 29th and India ranks 28th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.