Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 17,253 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh stood at 17,253 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh peaked at 18,452 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,253 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,452 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,452 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18,423 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18,394 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18,365 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 18,337 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 18,308 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18,279 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 18,250 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 18,222 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18,193 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 18,164 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17,982 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17,800 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17,618 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 17,436 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17,253 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,253 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 17,253 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,414 Square kilometres, 30% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 17,253 Square kilometres is below the median for South Asia, which is 22,814 Square kilometres, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,452 Square kilometres | 18,452 Square kilometres | 18,452 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,322 Square kilometres | 18,193 Square kilometres | 18,452 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,527 Square kilometres | 17,253 Square kilometres | 18,164 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,253 Square kilometres | 17,253 Square kilometres | 17,253 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 89 Dominican Republic 19,544 Square kilometres compare
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 19,535 Square kilometres compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 18,528 Square kilometres compare
- 93 Uganda 17,195 Square kilometres compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 14,373 Square kilometres compare
- 95 Algeria 13,505 Square kilometres compare
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Bangladesh was 17,253 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18,452 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,253 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata