Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 37.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.53
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 240 countries
All-time high
37.53
in 2019
All-time low
27.17
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 37.53 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bangladesh peaked at 37.53 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.17, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 149th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.17 | — |
| 2001 | 27.29 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.92 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 36.86 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 36.88 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 36.88 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.89 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.89 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.53 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 37.53 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.53 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.53 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.53 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.53 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.53 | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 37.53 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 37.53 is below the median for South Asia, which is 41.36, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.74 | 27.17 | 31.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.95 | 36.86 | 37.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.53 | 37.53 | 37.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0034 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.61 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bangladesh?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bangladesh was 37.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.53 in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.17 in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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