Bangladesh vs Eritrea: Forest area
Bangladesh
1.87 million hectares
in 2025
Eritrea
1.44 million hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
114th
Eritrea rank
116th
Forest area over time
- Bangladesh
- Eritrea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.87 million hectares against 1.44 million hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 431,400 hectares.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 114th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 235 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 331,669 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 341,284 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 378,984 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 418,920 hectares | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Eritrea?
- Bangladesh, at 1.87 million hectares against 1.44 million hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 431,400 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Eritrea rank globally for forest area?
- Bangladesh ranks 114th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.