Bangladesh vs Iraq: Breakdown of habitable land area

Bangladesh
498,810 hectares
in 2019
Iraq
519,810 hectares
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
42nd
Iraq rank
41st

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iraq
0200.0k400.0k600.0k201520172019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 519,810 hectares against 498,810 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 21,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 41st of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.