Bangladesh vs India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 1000 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.