Forest land — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest land — Area was 1,873 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Bangladesh, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Bangladesh is 1,873 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Bangladesh peaked at 1,985 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,873 1000 ha, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 127th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,985 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,979 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,972 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,966 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,959 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,953 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,946 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,940 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,933 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,927 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,920 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,917 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,914 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,911 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,907 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,904 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,901 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,898 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,895 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,891 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,888 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,887 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,886 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,885 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,884 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,883 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,882 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,881 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,880 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,879 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,878 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,877 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,876 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,875 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,874 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,873 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1,873 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1,873 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,398 1000 ha, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,956 1000 ha | 1,927 1000 ha | 1,985 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,906 1000 ha | 1,891 1000 ha | 1,920 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,884 1000 ha | 1,879 1000 ha | 1,888 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,876 1000 ha | 1,873 1000 ha | 1,878 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Bangladesh?
- Forest land — area in Bangladesh was 1,873 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,985 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,873 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest land — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 127th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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 falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.