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Bangladesh: Forest area (% of land area)

14.40percent · 2024-0.5% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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. Annual figures for Bangladesh from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202414.4
202314.407
202214.415
202114.422
202014.43
201914.438
201814.445
201714.453
201614.46
201514.468
201414.476
201314.483
201214.491
201114.498
201014.506
200914.531
200814.555
200714.58
200614.605
200514.629
200414.654
200314.678
200214.703
200114.728
200014.752
199914.802
199814.852
199714.902
199614.952
199515.002
199415.052
199315.102
199215.152
199115.202
199015.252

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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