Bangladesh vs Senegal: Agricultural area over the long-term
Bangladesh
9.60 million hectares
in 2025
Senegal
9.65 million hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
73rd
Senegal rank
71st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Bangladesh
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 9.65 million hectares against 9.60 million hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 52,740 hectares.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Senegal ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 8 and Senegal in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.51 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1100s | 2.56 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | 776,390 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1200s | 2.59 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 450,420 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1300s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | 38,440 hectares | Senegal |
| 1400s | 2.78 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 272,880 hectares | Senegal |
| 1500s | 2.86 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 741,140 hectares | Senegal |
| 1600s | 3.56 million hectares | 4.18 million hectares | 621,130 hectares | Senegal |
| 1700s | 4.16 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 599,230 hectares | Senegal |
| 1710s | 4.24 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 624,180 hectares | Senegal |
| 1720s | 4.30 million hectares | 4.97 million hectares | 669,170 hectares | Senegal |
| 1730s | 4.36 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 708,820 hectares | Senegal |
| 1740s | 4.42 million hectares | 5.16 million hectares | 742,970 hectares | Senegal |
| 1750s | 4.47 million hectares | 5.25 million hectares | 771,410 hectares | Senegal |
| 1760s | 4.53 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | 793,920 hectares | Senegal |
| 1770s | 4.59 million hectares | 5.40 million hectares | 810,240 hectares | Senegal |
| 1780s | 4.64 million hectares | 5.46 million hectares | 820,080 hectares | Senegal |
| 1790s | 4.70 million hectares | 5.52 million hectares | 823,150 hectares | Senegal |
| 1800s | 4.75 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 819,060 hectares | Senegal |
| 1810s | 4.81 million hectares | 5.61 million hectares | 807,390 hectares | Senegal |
| 1820s | 4.92 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 720,660 hectares | Senegal |
| 1830s | 5.04 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 622,980 hectares | Senegal |
| 1840s | 5.16 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 513,710 hectares | Senegal |
| 1850s | 5.29 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 381,480 hectares | Senegal |
| 1860s | 5.41 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | 455,790 hectares | Senegal |
| 1870s | 5.57 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | 599,420 hectares | Senegal |
| 1880s | 5.74 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 935,400 hectares | Senegal |
| 1890s | 6.12 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | 920,420 hectares | Senegal |
| 1900s | 6.49 million hectares | 7.26 million hectares | 766,010 hectares | Senegal |
| 1910s | 6.84 million hectares | 7.43 million hectares | 594,130 hectares | Senegal |
| 1920s | 7.15 million hectares | 7.47 million hectares | 311,820 hectares | Senegal |
| 1930s | 7.31 million hectares | 8.09 million hectares | 780,450 hectares | Senegal |
| 1940s | 7.44 million hectares | 8.50 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Senegal |
| 1950s | 8.16 million hectares | 8.96 million hectares | 803,246 hectares | Senegal |
| 1960s | 9.55 million hectares | 8.81 million hectares | 745,221 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.93 million hectares | 8.94 million hectares | 990,600 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 10.10 million hectares | 8.84 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9.60 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | 810,200 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 9.32 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | 494,600 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9.18 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 92 hectares | Senegal |
| 2020s | 9.49 million hectares | 9.55 million hectares | 58,890 hectares | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Bangladesh or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 9.65 million hectares against 9.60 million hectares in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Bangladesh and Senegal?
- 52,740 hectares, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Senegal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Senegal rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Senegal ranks 71st 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.