Bangladesh vs Northern America: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 25,911 1000 ha against 8,713 1000 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 17,198 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.0 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 720.56 1000 ha | 20,975 1000 ha | 20,254 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 1,268 1000 ha | 23,560 1000 ha | 22,292 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 1,978 1000 ha | 27,522 1000 ha | 25,544 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 3,472 1000 ha | 28,092 1000 ha | 24,621 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 4,763 1000 ha | 25,291 1000 ha | 20,528 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 5,663 1000 ha | 27,963 1000 ha | 22,300 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 8,324 1000 ha | 26,717 1000 ha | 18,393 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Bangladesh or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 25,911 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 Northern America?
- 17,198 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Northern America rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 8th 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.