Bangladesh vs World: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
89.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
1.3 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
World rank
1st

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • World
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 89.56 ha per square kilometre against 1.3 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 88.26 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 69.0 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh World Difference Ahead
1960s 71.53 ha per square kilometre 1.19 ha per square kilometre 70.33 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 76.06 ha per square kilometre 1.33 ha per square kilometre 74.73 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 79.4 ha per square kilometre 1.38 ha per square kilometre 78.01 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 78.31 ha per square kilometre 1.23 ha per square kilometre 77.08 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 82.6 ha per square kilometre 1.21 ha per square kilometre 81.39 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 87.8 ha per square kilometre 1.25 ha per square kilometre 86.55 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 89.23 ha per square kilometre 1.29 ha per square kilometre 87.95 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 World?
Bangladesh, at 89.56 ha per square kilometre against 1.3 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and World?
88.26 ha per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and World rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.