Bangladesh vs Egypt: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Bangladesh
0.1988
in 2023
Egypt
0.1982
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
134th
Egypt rank
135th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Egypt
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.1988 against 0.1982 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 134th and Egypt ranks 135th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9357 0.8141 0.1216 Bangladesh
1970s 0.884 0.6696 0.2144 Bangladesh
1980s 0.727 0.4556 0.2713 Bangladesh
1990s 0.5698 0.353 0.2167 Bangladesh
2000s 0.3742 0.2554 0.1188 Bangladesh
2010s 0.2462 0.224 0.0222 Bangladesh
2020s 0.2084 0.2206 0.0123 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Bangladesh or Egypt?
Bangladesh, at 0.1988 against 0.1982 in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Bangladesh and Egypt?
0.0006, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Bangladesh ranks 134th and Egypt ranks 135th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).