Bangladesh vs Ghana: Breakdown of habitable land area
Bangladesh
498,810 hectares
in 2019
Ghana
579,220 hectares
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
42nd
Ghana rank
40th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Bangladesh
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 579,220 hectares against 498,810 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 80,410 hectares.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 40th of 235 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Bangladesh or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 579,220 hectares against 498,810 hectares in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 80,410 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 40th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.