Environment in Bangladesh

2,084 indicators covering environment for Bangladesh.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of land covered by forest 14.4% 2025 down 0.5% 149th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 166.72 USD/m3 2023 up 139.5% 47th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 56.22 USD/m3 2023 up 96.9% 102nd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 5.72 % 2023 unchanged 106th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 1,446 t 2024 down 95.1% 110th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 1,485 1000 USD 2024 down 62.1% 114th
Particle board — Production 9,500 m3 2024 up 331.8% 77th
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 384.47 t 2024 up 77.1% 157th
NPK fertilizers — Import value 402.88 1000 USD 2024 down 2.9% 151st
Land use 8.80 million hectares 2023 up 3.4% 36th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 5.03 % 2023 unchanged 73rd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 0.57 % 2023 unchanged 126th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 0.12 % 2023 unchanged 124th
Urea — Import value 207,447 1000 USD 2024 down 17.6% 21st
Urea — Import quantity 570,019 t 2024 down 25.4% 21st
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 0.4462 t per square kilometre 2023 up 0.1% 72nd
Hardboard — Export quantity 30 m3 2024 unchanged 82nd
Hardboard — Export value 14 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 87th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 0.0615 t per square kilometre 2023 up 0.1% 91st
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 595 t 2024 up 5,309.1% 52nd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 250 1000 USD 2024 up 541.0% 57th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 1 m3 2024 down 75.0% 181st
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 66.7% 187th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 72,722 1000 USD 2024 down 50.2% 25th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 10.14 USD/m3 2023 up 102.8% 108th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 758.4 t 2024 up 100.6% 115th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 486.33 1000 USD 2024 up 242.1% 115th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 307,890 t 2024 down 43.4% 22nd
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 14,844 t 2024 up 4.9% 71st
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 2,329 1000 USD 2024 up 25.5% 77th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 175.16 t 2024 up 9.3% 85th
Potassium nitrate — Import value 196.32 1000 USD 2024 up 24.0% 86th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 1.05 USD/m3 2023 up 43.8% 36th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 330,350 hectares 2025 up 109.0% 65th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 0.05 t 2024 down 100.0% 173rd
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 0.55 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 174th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 2.21 million t 2024 up 358.8% 2nd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 1.22 million 1000 USD 2024 up 431.2% 2nd
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 11.62 t 2024 down 10.6% 142nd
Other NP compounds — Import value 44.99 1000 USD 2024 up 352.2% 127th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 8,691 1000 USD 2024 up 190.0% 47th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 402.28 1000 USD 2024 down 74.0% 90th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 16,506 t 2024 up 135.8% 43rd
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 538.53 t 2024 down 75.5% 86th
Share using safely managed drinking water 59.1% 2024 up 5.5% 116th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 70.94 million people 2024 up 2.2% 8th
Drinking water service usage 59.1% 2024 up 5.5% 116th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 43.61 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 1.0% 1st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 11.66 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 30.1% 62nd
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 400 t 2023 up 199,900.0% 80th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 767.01 1000 USD 2023 up 383,405.0% 64th
PK compounds — Import value 0.48 1000 USD 2023 down 91.9% 163rd
PK compounds — Import quantity 0.02 t 2023 down 99.2% 165th
Sodium nitrate — Import value 386.23 1000 USD 2024 up 58.1% 52nd
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 872.13 t 2024 up 30.4% 37th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 531,370 million SLC 2024 up 280.4% 15th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 4,596 million USD 2024 up 155.5% 12th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 4,272 million USD 2024 up 125.2% 9th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 5.53 1000 USD 2024 up 250.0% 118th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 1.4 1000 ha 2024 down 79.6% 157th