Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 38.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh is 38.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh peaked at 38.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 113th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 38.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.4% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.2% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 110 Tunisia 40.3% compare
- 111 United States Virgin Islands 40.3% compare
- 112 Mauritania 40.1% compare
- 114 Puerto Rico 38.2% compare
- 115 Georgia 36.3% compare
- 116 Northern Mariana Islands 36.1% 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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bangladesh was 38.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).