Bangladesh vs Denmark: Cropland — Share in Land area

Bangladesh
67.6 %
in 2024
Denmark
59.58 %
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
4th
Denmark rank
7th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Denmark
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 67.6 % against 59.58 % in Denmark, a difference of 8.02 %.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 7th of 234 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 69.04 % 68.36 % 0.6856 % Bangladesh
1970s 71.69 % 66.53 % 5.16 % Bangladesh
1980s 73 % 65.29 % 7.71 % Bangladesh
1990s 69.17 % 60.75 % 8.42 % Bangladesh
2000s 66.96 % 58.18 % 8.78 % Bangladesh
2010s 65.94 % 60.65 % 5.29 % Bangladesh
2020s 67.72 % 59.76 % 7.96 % Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Bangladesh or Denmark?
Bangladesh, at 67.6 % against 59.58 % in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Bangladesh and Denmark?
8.02 %, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Denmark?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Denmark rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 7th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
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.