Americas vs Bangladesh: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Americas
54,523 1000 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh
8,713 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Bangladesh rank
8th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Bangladesh
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 54,523 1000 ha against 8,713 1000 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 45,810 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 6.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and Bangladesh ranks 8th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1960s 30,036 1000 ha 720.56 1000 ha 29,315 1000 ha Americas
1970s 35,593 1000 ha 1,268 1000 ha 34,325 1000 ha Americas
1980s 42,447 1000 ha 1,978 1000 ha 40,469 1000 ha Americas
1990s 46,190 1000 ha 3,472 1000 ha 42,718 1000 ha Americas
2000s 46,666 1000 ha 4,763 1000 ha 41,903 1000 ha Americas
2010s 54,248 1000 ha 5,663 1000 ha 48,585 1000 ha Americas
2020s 55,196 1000 ha 8,324 1000 ha 46,872 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Americas or Bangladesh?
Americas, at 54,523 1000 ha against 8,713 1000 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Americas and Bangladesh?
45,810 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Bangladesh?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Bangladesh rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Americas ranks 5th and Bangladesh ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.