How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Nepal: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita

Bangladesh

0.0001 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Nepal

0 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

38th

Nepal rank

39th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita over time

Bangladesh
Nepal

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 39th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Bangladesh
1970s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nepal
1980s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nepal
1990s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nepal
2000s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nepal
2010s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nepal
2020s	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita, Bangladesh or Nepal?: Bangladesh, at 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita between Bangladesh and Nepal?: 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?: Bangladesh ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 39th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 165 places, 9,021 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.