Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 82.37 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
82.37 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
144th
of 202 countries
All-time high
96.19 %
in 2010
All-time low
82.37 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Bangladesh, 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 95.5 %1991: 95.5 %1992: 95.6 %1993: 95.7 %1994: 95.7 %1995: 95.8 %1996: 95.8 %1997: 95.9 %1998: 96 %1999: 96 %2000: 96.1 %2001: 96.1 %2002: 96.1 %2003: 96.1 %2004: 96.1 %2005: 96.1 %2006: 96.2 %2007: 96.2 %2008: 96.2 %2009: 96.2 %2010: 96.2 %2011: 95.3 %2012: 94.4 %2013: 93.4 %2014: 92.5 %2015: 91.6 %2016: 90.7 %2017: 89.8 %2018: 88.8 %2019: 87.9 %2020: 87 %2021: 86.1 %2022: 85.2 %2023: 84.2 %2024: 83.3 %2025: 82.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bangladesh stood at 82.37 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bangladesh peaked at 96.19 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.37 %, in 2025.

Bangladesh ranks 144th of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.75 % 95.48 % 96.02 % 10
2000s 96.14 % 96.09 % 96.18 % 10
2010s 92.06 % 87.93 % 96.19 % 10
2020s 84.69 % 82.37 % 87 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bangladesh?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Bangladesh was 82.37 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 96.19 % in 2010.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 82.37 % in 2025.
How does Bangladesh rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Bangladesh ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.