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 118th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,896 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,890 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,885 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,880 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,875 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,870 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,865 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,860 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,855 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,850 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,845 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,842 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,839 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,837 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,834 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,831 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,828 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,825 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,822 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,819 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,816 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,798 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,780 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,762 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,743 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,725 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,707 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,689 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,671 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,652 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,634 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,616 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1,598 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,580 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1,561 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1,543 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1,543 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1,543 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,269 1000 ha, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 118th out of 240 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.