Bangladesh vs Switzerland: Arable land

Bangladesh
0.046 hectares per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0446 hectares per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
151st
Switzerland rank
152nd

Arable land over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Switzerland
0.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.046 hectares per person against 0.0446 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 151st and Switzerland ranks 152nd of 206 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1459 hectares per person 0.0649 hectares per person 0.081 hectares per person Bangladesh
1970s 0.1184 hectares per person 0.0583 hectares per person 0.06 hectares per person Bangladesh
1980s 0.0937 hectares per person 0.0614 hectares per person 0.0323 hectares per person Bangladesh
1990s 0.0714 hectares per person 0.0591 hectares per person 0.0122 hectares per person Bangladesh
2000s 0.0569 hectares per person 0.0547 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person Bangladesh
2010s 0.0493 hectares per person 0.0488 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person Bangladesh
2020s 0.0468 hectares per person 0.0454 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bangladesh or Switzerland?
Bangladesh, at 0.046 hectares per person against 0.0446 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bangladesh and Switzerland?
0.0014 hectares per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Switzerland rank globally for arable land?
Bangladesh ranks 151st and Switzerland ranks 152nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.