Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Global cropland

Bangladesh
8.64 million
in 2010
Myanmar
10.41 million
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
25th
Myanmar rank
23rd

Global cropland over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M178018952010

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 10.41 million against 8.64 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.77 million.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 178 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 13 and Myanmar in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Myanmar Difference Ahead
1780s 3.31 million 1.77 million 1.54 million Bangladesh
1790s 3.60 million 1.82 million 1.78 million Bangladesh
1800s 3.93 million 1.88 million 2.05 million Bangladesh
1810s 4.29 million 1.93 million 2.35 million Bangladesh
1820s 4.74 million 1.99 million 2.74 million Bangladesh
1830s 5.23 million 2.06 million 3.18 million Bangladesh
1840s 5.78 million 2.12 million 3.66 million Bangladesh
1850s 6.38 million 2.18 million 4.20 million Bangladesh
1860s 6.44 million 2.64 million 3.80 million Bangladesh
1870s 6.50 million 3.19 million 3.31 million Bangladesh
1880s 6.57 million 3.86 million 2.70 million Bangladesh
1890s 6.63 million 4.68 million 1.95 million Bangladesh
1900s 6.69 million 5.67 million 1.02 million Bangladesh
1910s 6.75 million 6.87 million 116,270 Myanmar
1920s 6.82 million 8.31 million 1.48 million Myanmar
1930s 7.10 million 8.20 million 1.10 million Myanmar
1940s 7.37 million 8.07 million 696,840 Myanmar
1950s 7.63 million 7.96 million 327,400 Myanmar
1960s 8.11 million 9.68 million 1.57 million Myanmar
1970s 8.36 million 9.99 million 1.63 million Myanmar
1980s 8.41 million 9.60 million 1.20 million Myanmar
1990s 8.56 million 9.65 million 1.10 million Myanmar
2000s 8.60 million 10.04 million 1.44 million Myanmar
2010s 8.64 million 10.41 million 1.77 million Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global cropland, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 10.41 million against 8.64 million in Bangladesh as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
1.77 million, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for global cropland?
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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