Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0001 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0002 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 193rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0001 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0001 sq. km per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0007 sq. km per person, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0512 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4735 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0546 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.