Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 37.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 37.5% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bangladesh peaked at 37.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, 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.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 37.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 37.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 41.4%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bangladesh?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bangladesh was 37.5% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).