Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Bangladesh

Protected areas in Bangladesh in 2025 — 5.9%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2025 5.9% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 136of 213
Period maximum 5.9%2023
Period minimum 3.5%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Bangladesh, 2013–2025345620132015201720192021202320252013: 3.5%2014: 4.9%2015: 4.9%2016: 4.9%2017: 4.9%2018: 4.9%2019: 4.9%2020: 4.9%2021: 4.9%2022: 4.9%2023: 5.9%2024: 5.6%2025: 5.9%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bangladesh 5.9%
World 16.98%
South Asia 4.57%
Protected areas — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.9 +0.3 pp
2024 5.6 −0.3 pp
2023 5.9 +1 pp
2022 4.9 +0 pp
2021 4.9 +0 pp
2020 4.9 +0 pp
2019 4.9 +0 pp
2018 4.9 +0 pp
2017 4.9 +0 pp
2016 4.9 +0 pp
2015 4.9 +0 pp
2014 4.9 +1.4 pp
2013 3.5

Southern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.