Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Global cropland

Afghanistan
7.62 million
in 2010
Bangladesh
8.64 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
26th
Bangladesh rank
25th

Global cropland over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M178018952010

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 8.64 million against 7.62 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Bangladesh ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1780s 351,164 3.31 million 2.96 million Bangladesh
1790s 394,098 3.60 million 3.21 million Bangladesh
1800s 445,620 3.93 million 3.49 million Bangladesh
1810s 504,487 4.29 million 3.78 million Bangladesh
1820s 571,023 4.74 million 4.17 million Bangladesh
1830s 652,913 5.23 million 4.58 million Bangladesh
1840s 760,017 5.78 million 5.02 million Bangladesh
1850s 891,896 6.38 million 5.49 million Bangladesh
1860s 1.05 million 6.44 million 5.39 million Bangladesh
1870s 1.25 million 6.50 million 5.26 million Bangladesh
1880s 1.49 million 6.57 million 5.08 million Bangladesh
1890s 1.78 million 6.63 million 4.85 million Bangladesh
1900s 2.14 million 6.69 million 4.55 million Bangladesh
1910s 2.56 million 6.75 million 4.19 million Bangladesh
1920s 3.13 million 6.82 million 3.69 million Bangladesh
1930s 3.79 million 7.10 million 3.31 million Bangladesh
1940s 4.60 million 7.37 million 2.77 million Bangladesh
1950s 5.54 million 7.63 million 2.10 million Bangladesh
1960s 7.27 million 8.11 million 841,280 Bangladesh
1970s 7.55 million 8.36 million 814,440 Bangladesh
1980s 7.56 million 8.41 million 843,100 Bangladesh
1990s 7.55 million 8.56 million 1.00 million Bangladesh
2000s 7.59 million 8.60 million 1.01 million Bangladesh
2010s 7.62 million 8.64 million 1.02 million Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global cropland, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 8.64 million against 7.62 million in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
1.02 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for global cropland?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Bangladesh ranks 25th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global cropland
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed