Forestland — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forestland — Area was 1,873 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Bangladesh, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1,873 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Bangladesh peaked at 1,985 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,873 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 108th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,985 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,979 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,972 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,966 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,959 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,953 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,946 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,940 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,933 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,927 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,920 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,917 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,914 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,911 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,907 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,904 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,901 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,898 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,895 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,891 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,888 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,887 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,886 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,885 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,884 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,883 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,882 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,881 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,880 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,879 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,878 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,877 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,876 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,875 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,874 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,873 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1,873 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,192 1000 ha, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1,873 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,398 1000 ha, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,956 1000 ha | 1,927 1000 ha | 1,985 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,906 1000 ha | 1,891 1000 ha | 1,920 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,884 1000 ha | 1,879 1000 ha | 1,888 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,876 1000 ha | 1,873 1000 ha | 1,878 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Bangladesh?
- Forestland — area in Bangladesh was 1,873 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,985 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,873 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forestland — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).