Bangladesh vs Laos: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Bangladesh
330,350 hectares
in 2025
Laos
377,620 hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
65th
Laos rank
63rd
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Bangladesh
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 377,620 hectares against 330,350 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 47,270 hectares.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 65th and Laos ranks 63rd of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,200 hectares | 11,301 hectares | 71,899 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 73,712 hectares | 59,348 hectares | 14,364 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 149,466 hectares | 150,170 hectares | 704 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | 287,280 hectares | 309,270 hectares | 21,990 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Bangladesh or Laos?
- Laos, at 377,620 hectares against 330,350 hectares in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Bangladesh and Laos?
- 47,270 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th and Laos ranks 63rd of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.