Bangladesh vs Iraq: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bangladesh
9.60 million hectares
in 2025
Iraq
9.51 million hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
73rd
Iraq rank
74th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bangladesh
- Iraq
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 9.60 million hectares against 9.51 million hectares in Iraq, a difference of 90,760 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 37 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.51 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Iraq |
| 1100s | 2.56 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Iraq |
| 1200s | 2.59 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 168,130 hectares | Iraq |
| 1300s | 2.53 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 572,340 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1400s | 2.78 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 881,820 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1500s | 2.86 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1600s | 3.56 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 4.16 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 4.24 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 4.30 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 4.36 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 4.42 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 4.47 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 4.53 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 4.59 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 4.64 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 4.70 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 4.75 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 4.81 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 4.92 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 5.04 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 5.16 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 5.29 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 5.41 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 5.57 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 5.74 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 6.12 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 6.49 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 6.84 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 7.15 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | 2.95 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 7.31 million hectares | 4.16 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 7.44 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 8.16 million hectares | 8.12 million hectares | 39,083 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 9.55 million hectares | 8.89 million hectares | 667,467 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.93 million hectares | 9.23 million hectares | 703,900 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 10.10 million hectares | 9.44 million hectares | 661,000 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9.60 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | 440,500 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 9.32 million hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 709,300 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9.18 million hectares | 9.01 million hectares | 172,483 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 9.49 million hectares | 9.46 million hectares | 33,010 hectares | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bangladesh or Iraq?
- Bangladesh, at 9.60 million hectares against 9.51 million hectares in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 90,760 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iraq?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Iraq rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 74th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.