Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Arable land
Afghanistan
7.85 million hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh
7.88 million hectares
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
33rd
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Arable land over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 7.88 million hectares against 7.85 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 34,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Bangladesh ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.79 million hectares | 8.72 million hectares | 935,667 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 7.91 million hectares | 9.07 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 7.91 million hectares | 9.22 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 7.77 million hectares | 8.64 million hectares | 875,300 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7.76 million hectares | 8.15 million hectares | 386,400 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.77 million hectares | 7.81 million hectares | 37,908 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 7.83 million hectares | 7.89 million hectares | 62,050 hectares | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 7.88 million hectares against 7.85 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 34,400 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for arable land?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Bangladesh ranks 32nd 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.