Bangladesh vs Iran: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Bangladesh
3.2%
in 2023
Iran
2.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
46th
Iran rank
49th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.2% against 2.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 46th and Iran ranks 49th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -0.4% | 2.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | -4.9% | 6.4% | 11.3% | Iran |
| 2000s | -2.9% | -12.6% | 9.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -14.8% | 13.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Bangladesh, at 3.2% against 2.4% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 0.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Bangladesh ranks 46th and Iran ranks 49th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.