Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: FAO projections of arable land
Bangladesh
8.80 million hectares
in 2023
Burkina Faso
8.61 million hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
36th
Burkina Faso rank
39th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 8.80 million hectares against 8.61 million hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 188,210 hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 224 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.33 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 6.31 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 9.50 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 6.18 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9.00 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8.72 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 8.58 million hectares | 7.39 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | 346,282 hectares | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Bangladesh, at 8.80 million hectares against 8.61 million hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 188,210 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.