Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 11.45 million ha against 912,998 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 10.54 million ha.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 12.5 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 7th of 133 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.31 million ha | 761,419 ha | 8.55 million ha | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.90 million ha | 637,842 ha | 9.26 million ha | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 10.33 million ha | 653,149 ha | 9.68 million ha | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 10.07 million ha | 598,565 ha | 9.47 million ha | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 10.67 million ha | 754,250 ha | 9.91 million ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 11.41 million ha | 904,864 ha | 10.51 million ha | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 11.61 million ha | 939,732 ha | 10.67 million ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 11.45 million ha against 912,998 ha in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 10.54 million ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 7th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.