Forest land — Share in Land area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest land — Share in Land area was 14.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Bangladesh is 14.4 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Bangladesh peaked at 15.25 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.4 %, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 162nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.03 % | 14.8 % | 15.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.64 % | 14.53 % | 14.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.47 % | 14.44 % | 14.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.41 % | 14.4 % | 14.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 159 Barbados 14.62 % compare
- 160 Azerbaijan 14.56 % compare
- 161 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
- 163 Lebanon 13.8 % compare
- 164 Norfolk Island 13.61 % compare
- 165 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5 % compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 99.02 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8,713 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,759 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.81 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,877 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Bangladesh?
- Forest land — share in land area in Bangladesh was 14.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 15.25 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 % in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Bangladesh ranks 162nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 — Share in 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.