Bangladesh vs Romania: FAO projections of arable land
Bangladesh
8.80 million hectares
in 2023
Romania
8.81 million hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
36th
Romania rank
35th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Bangladesh
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.81 million hectares against 8.80 million hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 14,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Romania ranks 35th of 224 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.99 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Romania |
| 1970s | 9.33 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Romania |
| 1980s | 9.50 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Romania |
| 1990s | 9.00 million hectares | 9.93 million hectares | 921,800 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 8.72 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 812,400 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 8.58 million hectares | 9.23 million hectares | 650,892 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.82 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | 4,750 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Bangladesh or Romania?
- Romania, at 8.81 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 Romania?
- 14,000 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Romania rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Romania ranks 35th 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.