Bangladesh vs Morocco: Cropland extent over the long-term

Bangladesh
9.00 million hectares
in 2025
Morocco
9.32 million hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
36th
Morocco rank
33rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 9.32 million hectares against 9.00 million hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 321,020 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 36 and Morocco in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Morocco Difference Ahead
1000s 2.42 million hectares 1.12 million hectares 1.30 million hectares Bangladesh
1100s 2.46 million hectares 1.07 million hectares 1.40 million hectares Bangladesh
1200s 2.50 million hectares 1.01 million hectares 1.49 million hectares Bangladesh
1300s 2.43 million hectares 1.13 million hectares 1.30 million hectares Bangladesh
1400s 2.67 million hectares 1.01 million hectares 1.66 million hectares Bangladesh
1500s 2.74 million hectares 844,668 hectares 1.90 million hectares Bangladesh
1600s 3.41 million hectares 1.27 million hectares 2.14 million hectares Bangladesh
1700s 3.97 million hectares 987,157 hectares 2.98 million hectares Bangladesh
1710s 4.05 million hectares 1.03 million hectares 3.02 million hectares Bangladesh
1720s 4.11 million hectares 1.07 million hectares 3.03 million hectares Bangladesh
1730s 4.16 million hectares 1.11 million hectares 3.05 million hectares Bangladesh
1740s 4.21 million hectares 1.16 million hectares 3.06 million hectares Bangladesh
1750s 4.27 million hectares 1.20 million hectares 3.07 million hectares Bangladesh
1760s 4.32 million hectares 1.24 million hectares 3.08 million hectares Bangladesh
1770s 4.37 million hectares 1.28 million hectares 3.09 million hectares Bangladesh
1780s 4.43 million hectares 1.33 million hectares 3.10 million hectares Bangladesh
1790s 4.48 million hectares 1.37 million hectares 3.11 million hectares Bangladesh
1800s 4.52 million hectares 1.41 million hectares 3.11 million hectares Bangladesh
1810s 4.57 million hectares 1.45 million hectares 3.12 million hectares Bangladesh
1820s 4.68 million hectares 1.50 million hectares 3.19 million hectares Bangladesh
1830s 4.79 million hectares 1.54 million hectares 3.25 million hectares Bangladesh
1840s 4.90 million hectares 1.58 million hectares 3.32 million hectares Bangladesh
1850s 5.01 million hectares 1.62 million hectares 3.38 million hectares Bangladesh
1860s 5.11 million hectares 1.80 million hectares 3.32 million hectares Bangladesh
1870s 5.26 million hectares 1.99 million hectares 3.28 million hectares Bangladesh
1880s 5.41 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 3.22 million hectares Bangladesh
1890s 5.78 million hectares 2.43 million hectares 3.36 million hectares Bangladesh
1900s 6.13 million hectares 2.68 million hectares 3.46 million hectares Bangladesh
1910s 6.46 million hectares 3.15 million hectares 3.31 million hectares Bangladesh
1920s 6.76 million hectares 3.31 million hectares 3.45 million hectares Bangladesh
1930s 6.89 million hectares 3.69 million hectares 3.20 million hectares Bangladesh
1940s 7.00 million hectares 4.40 million hectares 2.60 million hectares Bangladesh
1950s 7.69 million hectares 5.87 million hectares 1.82 million hectares Bangladesh
1960s 8.95 million hectares 7.18 million hectares 1.77 million hectares Bangladesh
1970s 9.33 million hectares 7.74 million hectares 1.60 million hectares Bangladesh
1980s 9.50 million hectares 8.52 million hectares 980,000 hectares Bangladesh
1990s 9.00 million hectares 9.77 million hectares 762,300 hectares Morocco
2000s 8.72 million hectares 9.21 million hectares 493,760 hectares Morocco
2010s 8.58 million hectares 9.33 million hectares 742,974 hectares Morocco
2020s 8.89 million hectares 9.31 million hectares 418,323 hectares Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Bangladesh or Morocco?
Morocco, at 9.32 million hectares against 9.00 million hectares in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Bangladesh and Morocco?
321,020 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Morocco?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Morocco rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.