Bangladesh vs Denmark: Forest area
Forest area over time
- Bangladesh
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 15.8% against 14.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 144th and Denmark ranks 141st of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 15.3% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 15.7% | 1.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 15.8% against 14.5% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Denmark?
- 1.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Denmark?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Denmark rank globally for forest area?
- Bangladesh ranks 144th and Denmark ranks 141st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.