Bangladesh vs Morocco: FAO projections of arable land
Bangladesh
8.80 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
8.79 million hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
36th
Morocco rank
37th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Bangladesh
- Morocco
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 8.80 million hectares against 8.79 million hectares in Morocco, a difference of 10,730 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 37th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.33 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 9.50 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 980,000 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9.00 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 762,300 hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 8.72 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 493,760 hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 8.58 million hectares | 9.33 million hectares | 742,974 hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 8.75 million hectares | 71,530 hectares | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Bangladesh or Morocco?
- Bangladesh, at 8.80 million hectares against 8.79 million hectares in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Bangladesh and Morocco?
- 10,730 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Morocco rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 37th 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.
Individual pages
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.