Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Pakistan rank
2nd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.6 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0373 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 Pakistan?
Bangladesh, at 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 8,884 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.