Bangladesh vs Turkey: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Turkey
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 8,713 1000 ha against 7,204 1000 ha in Turkey, a difference of 1,509 1000 ha.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 12th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 720.56 1000 ha | 1,448 1000 ha | 727.11 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1,268 1000 ha | 2,159 1000 ha | 890.6 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1,978 1000 ha | 3,306 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3,472 1000 ha | 4,211 1000 ha | 739.6 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 2000s | 4,763 1000 ha | 5,145 1000 ha | 381.6 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 2010s | 5,663 1000 ha | 5,215 1000 ha | 448.1 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 8,324 1000 ha | 6,904 1000 ha | 1,420 1000 ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Bangladesh or Turkey?
- Bangladesh, at 8,713 1000 ha against 7,204 1000 ha in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Bangladesh and Turkey?
- 1,509 1000 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Turkey rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 12th of 217 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.