Bangladesh vs Italy: FAO projections of arable land
Bangladesh
8.80 million hectares
in 2023
Italy
9.48 million hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
36th
Italy rank
33rd
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Bangladesh
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.48 million hectares against 8.80 million hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 685,070 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Italy ranks 33rd of 224 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 million hectares | 15.33 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 9.33 million hectares | 12.60 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.50 million hectares | 12.20 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 9.00 million hectares | 11.34 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.72 million hectares | 10.39 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.58 million hectares | 9.25 million hectares | 670,366 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 9.43 million hectares | 606,800 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Bangladesh or Italy?
- Italy, at 9.48 million hectares against 8.80 million hectares in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Bangladesh and Italy?
- 685,070 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Italy ranks 33rd 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.