Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
89.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7444 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 89.56 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 88.82 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 120.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.53 ha per square kilometre | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | 71.39 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 76.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.1851 ha per square kilometre | 75.88 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 79.4 ha per square kilometre | 0.2356 ha per square kilometre | 79.16 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 78.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.3048 ha per square kilometre | 78 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 82.6 ha per square kilometre | 0.3683 ha per square kilometre | 82.23 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 87.8 ha per square kilometre | 0.5522 ha per square kilometre | 87.25 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 89.23 ha per square kilometre | 0.6875 ha per square kilometre | 88.54 ha per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 89.56 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 88.82 ha per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.