Forest area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest area was 18,834 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Bangladesh stood at 18,834 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bangladesh peaked at 19,203 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,834 sq. km, in 2015.
That places Bangladesh 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,203 sq. km | 19,203 sq. km | 19,203 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,059 sq. km | 18,915 sq. km | 19,203 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,849 sq. km | 18,834 sq. km | 18,883 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,834 sq. km | 18,834 sq. km | 18,834 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 110 Guinea-Bissau 19,547 sq. km compare
- 111 Croatia 19,466 sq. km compare
- 112 Slovakia 19,259 sq. km compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 13,701 sq. km compare
- 115 Switzerland 12,794 sq. km compare
- 116 Belize 12,436 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
- Rural population 66.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 117.29 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.27 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 66.35 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Bangladesh?
- Forest area in Bangladesh was 18,834 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 19,203 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,834 sq. km in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest area?
- Bangladesh ranks 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.