Coastal protection in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Coastal protection was 99.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.97
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 146 countries
All-time high
99.97
in 2020
All-time low
95.82
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in Bangladesh, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.97 for coastal protection in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in Bangladesh peaked at 99.97 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.82, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 5th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Coastal protection in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 95.82 | — |
| 2013 | 95.89 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.82 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.91 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.27 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.23 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 98.32 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.89 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 99.97 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.47, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.02 | 95.82 | 99.89 | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.97 | 99.97 | 99.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal protection in Bangladesh?
- Coastal protection in Bangladesh was 99.97 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.97 in 2020.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.82 in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for coastal protection?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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