Bangladesh vs Eritrea: Forest land — Area

Bangladesh
1,873 1000 ha
in 2025
Eritrea
1,442 1000 ha
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
118th
Eritrea rank
120th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Eritrea
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199020072025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1,873 1000 ha against 1,442 1000 ha in Eritrea, a difference of 431 1000 ha.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 118th and Eritrea ranks 120th of 231 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 1,946 1000 ha 1,615 1000 ha 330.89 1000 ha Bangladesh
2000s 1,906 1000 ha 1,565 1000 ha 341.29 1000 ha Bangladesh
2010s 1,884 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 378.98 1000 ha Bangladesh
2020s 1,876 1000 ha 1,457 1000 ha 418.92 1000 ha Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Bangladesh or Eritrea?
Bangladesh, at 1,873 1000 ha against 1,442 1000 ha in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Bangladesh and Eritrea?
431 1000 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eritrea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Eritrea rank globally for forest land — area?
Bangladesh ranks 118th and Eritrea ranks 120th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.