How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

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

Bangladesh

0.1988

in 2023

Indonesia

0.1935

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

134th

Indonesia rank

137th

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

Bangladesh
Indonesia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.1988 against 0.1935 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0053.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 134th and Indonesia ranks 137th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9357	0.9487	0.013	Indonesia
1970s	0.884	0.7704	0.1137	Bangladesh
1980s	0.727	0.5796	0.1474	Bangladesh
1990s	0.5698	0.3844	0.1854	Bangladesh
2000s	0.3742	0.2855	0.0887	Bangladesh
2010s	0.2462	0.215	0.0312	Bangladesh
2020s	0.2084	0.1931	0.0152	Bangladesh

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 Indonesia?: Bangladesh, at 0.1988 against 0.1935 in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 0.0053, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Bangladesh ranks 134th and Indonesia ranks 137th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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