Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Belize?

Bangladesh, at 18,834 sq. km against 12,436 sq. km in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Belize?

6,398 sq. km, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belize?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Belize: Forest area

Bangladesh

18,834 sq. km

in 2023

Belize

12,436 sq. km

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

113th

Belize rank

116th

Forest area over time

Bangladesh
Belize

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 18,834 sq. km against 12,436 sq. km in Belize, a difference of 6,398 sq. km.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Belize's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 113th and Belize ranks 116th of 214 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Belize	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19,203 sq. km	15,367 sq. km	3,836 sq. km	Bangladesh
2000s	19,059 sq. km	14,287 sq. km	4,772 sq. km	Bangladesh
2010s	18,849 sq. km	13,392 sq. km	5,456 sq. km	Bangladesh
2020s	18,834 sq. km	12,603 sq. km	6,231 sq. km	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Belize?: Bangladesh, at 18,834 sq. km against 12,436 sq. km in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Belize?: 6,398 sq. km, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belize?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Belize rank globally for forest area?: Bangladesh ranks 113th and Belize ranks 116th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.