Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Breakdown of habitable land area

Bangladesh
498,810 hectares
in 2019
Myanmar
642,500 hectares
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
42nd
Myanmar rank
39th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

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

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 642,500 hectares against 498,810 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 143,690 hectares.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Myanmar ranks 39th 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.