Bangladesh vs South-Eastern Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Bangladesh
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 99.02 % against 20.48 % in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 78.54 %.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 4.8 times South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 11th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and South-Eastern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.99 % | 13.53 % | 5.53 % | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 13.58 % | 14.31 % | 0.728 % | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 20.77 % | 16.04 % | 4.72 % | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 38.74 % | 18.07 % | 20.67 % | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 54.67 % | 21.22 % | 33.45 % | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 65.92 % | 20.61 % | 45.31 % | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 94.43 % | 20.26 % | 74.17 % | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Bangladesh or South-Eastern Asia?
- Bangladesh, at 99.02 % against 20.48 % in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Bangladesh and South-Eastern Asia?
- 78.54 %, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South-Eastern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th and South-Eastern Asia 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.