Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,543 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bangladesh, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Bangladesh is 1,543 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Bangladesh peaked at 1,896 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,543 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,873 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,832 1000 ha | 1,819 1000 ha | 1,845 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,652 1000 ha | 1,816 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,589 1000 ha | 1,543 1000 ha | 1,634 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Bangladesh?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Bangladesh was 1,543 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,896 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,543 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.