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Forest area — Bangladesh

Forest area in Bangladesh in 2023 — 18,834 km². Ranked 113 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.9%.

2023 18,834 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 113of 213
Period maximum 19,203 km²1990
Period minimum 18,834 km²2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Bangladesh, 1990–202318,80018,90019,00019,10019,20019,3001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 19,203 km²1991: 19,203 km²1992: 19,203 km²1993: 19,203 km²1994: 19,203 km²1995: 19,203 km²1996: 19,203 km²1997: 19,203 km²1998: 19,203 km²1999: 19,203 km²2000: 19,203 km²2001: 19,171 km²2002: 19,139 km²2003: 19,107 km²2004: 19,075 km²2005: 19,043 km²2006: 19,011 km²2007: 18,979 km²2008: 18,947 km²2009: 18,915 km²2010: 18,883 km²2011: 18,874 km²2012: 18,864 km²2013: 18,854 km²2014: 18,844 km²2015: 18,834 km²2016: 18,834 km²2017: 18,834 km²2018: 18,834 km²2019: 18,834 km²2020: 18,834 km²2021: 18,834 km²2022: 18,834 km²2023: 18,834 km²
Change over the period: −369 (−1.92%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 18,834 km²
World 40.35M km²
South Asia 856,400 km²
Southern Asia computed 1.01M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 18,834 +0 +0%
2022 18,834 +0 +0%
2021 18,834 +0 +0%
2020 18,834 +0 +0%
2019 18,834 +0 +0%
2018 18,834 +0 +0%
2017 18,834 +0 +0%
2016 18,834 +0 +0%
2015 18,834 −10 −0.05%
2014 18,844 −10 −0.05%
2013 18,854 −10 −0.05%
2012 18,864 −10 −0.05%
2011 18,874 −10 −0.05%
2010 18,883 −32 −0.17%
2009 18,915 −32 −0.17%
2008 18,947 −32 −0.17%
2007 18,979 −32 −0.17%
2006 19,011 −32 −0.17%
2005 19,043 −32 −0.17%
2004 19,075 −32 −0.17%
2003 19,107 −32 −0.17%
2002 19,139 −32 −0.17%
2001 19,171 −32 −0.17%
2000 19,203 −0 −0%
1999 19,203 −0 −0%
1998 19,203 −0 −0%
1997 19,203 −0 −0%
1996 19,203 −0 −0%
1995 19,203 −0 −0%
1994 19,203 −0 −0%
1993 19,203 −0 −0%
1992 19,203 −0 −0%
1991 19,203 −0 −0%
1990 19,203 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 729,592 IR Iran 107,884 NP Nepal 59,620 PK Pakistan 36,019 BT Bhutan 27,310 LK Sri Lanka 21,035 BD Bangladesh 18,834 AF Afghanistan 12,084 MV Maldives 8
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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