Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded -0.1% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bangladesh peaked at -0.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 159th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 220.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.27 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 47.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 70.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0703 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bangladesh?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bangladesh was -0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Bangladesh ranks 159th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest 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 volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.