Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Rice — Area harvested

Bangladesh
10.85 million ha
in 2050
Nigeria
4.79 million ha
in 2050
Bangladesh rank
5th
Nigeria rank
8th

Rice — Area harvested over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196120052050

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.85 million ha against 4.79 million ha in Nigeria, a difference of 6.06 million ha.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 134 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 9.31 million ha 201,222 ha 9.11 million ha Bangladesh
1970s 9.90 million ha 280,900 ha 9.62 million ha Bangladesh
1980s 10.33 million ha 783,800 ha 9.55 million ha Bangladesh
1990s 10.19 million ha 1.77 million ha 8.43 million ha Bangladesh
2000s 10.75 million ha 2.29 million ha 8.46 million ha Bangladesh
2010s 11.43 million ha 3.31 million ha 8.12 million ha Bangladesh
2020s 11.61 million ha 4.40 million ha 7.21 million ha Bangladesh
2030s 10.92 million ha 3.77 million ha 7.16 million ha Bangladesh
2050s 10.85 million ha 4.79 million ha 6.06 million ha Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Bangladesh, at 10.85 million ha against 4.79 million ha in Nigeria as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
6.06 million ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for rice — area harvested?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 134 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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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
184 places, 10,111 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).