Bangladesh vs Brazil: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9,183 1000 ha against 8,713 1000 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 470 1000 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 720.56 1000 ha | 612.22 1000 ha | 108.33 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1,268 1000 ha | 1,084 1000 ha | 184.58 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1,978 1000 ha | 1,982 1000 ha | 4.1 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3,472 1000 ha | 3,038 1000 ha | 433.31 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4,763 1000 ha | 4,404 1000 ha | 359.57 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 5,663 1000 ha | 6,861 1000 ha | 1,198 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8,324 1000 ha | 8,954 1000 ha | 630.8 1000 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 9,183 1000 ha against 8,713 1000 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 470 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 7th of 184 countries.
- 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
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.