Deforestation statistics for Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 164,689,383 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.00% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 1,265 |
| Net migration | -369,501 |
| Fertility rate | 2.1 |
| Median age | 28 |
| Urban population share | 39% |
Bangladesh: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 130,170 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,938,961 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 14.90% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 196,645 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 10.10% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 96,621 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.70% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 5.00% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 7,028 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 7.30% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 89,593 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.70% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 5% |
Bangladesh: Annual forest and tree cover data
Bangladesh: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 619 2003: 267 2004: 348 2005: 306 2006: 677 2007: 370 2008: 241 2009: 558 2010: 235 2011: 263 2012: 327 2013: 188 2014: 458 2015: 206 2016: 345 2017: 414 2018: 359 2019: 388 2020: 460 |
Bangladesh: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 4,587 2002: 3,995 2003: 2,159 2004: 4,283 2005: 3,293 2006: 6,863 2007: 3,995 2008: 4,480 2009: 5,625 2010: 4,668 2011: 4,181 2012: 5,359 2013: 6,022 2014: 12,061 2015: 12,604 2016: 21,196 2017: 28,377 2018: 19,343 2019: 22,079 2020: 21,475 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | 102,313 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 0.0% |
| Chittagong | 1,267,576 | 14,608 | 20,876 | 38,138 | 109,730 | 183,352 | 14.5% |
| Dhaka | 91,690 | 1,326 | 1,674 | 825 | 1,213 | 5,038 | 5.5% |
| Khulna | 331,746 | 43 | 74 | 48 | 13 | 179 | 0.1% |
| Rajshahi | 7,467 | 134 | 160 | 18 | 4 | 316 | 4.2% |
| Rangpur | 9,722 | 197 | 131 | 73 | 44 | 446 | 4.6% |
| Sylhet | 128,443 | 2,006 | 2,695 | 1,118 | 1,456 | 7,275 | 5.7% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | Barguna | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barisal | Bhola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barisal | Patuakhali | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chittagong | Bandarban | 21,268 | 222 | 263 | 551 | 974 | 2,010 | 9.5% |
| Chittagong | Noakhali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chittagong | Rangamati | 32,922 | 783 | 896 | 513 | 650 | 2,842 | 8.6% |
| Chittagong | Chittagong | 1,817 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 94 | 5.2% |
| Chittagong | Cox'S Bazar | 1,945 | 80 | 316 | 84 | 108 | 587 | 30.2% |
| Chittagong | Khagrachhari | 15,425 | 285 | 360 | 205 | 151 | 1,001 | 6.5% |
| Dhaka | Tangail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dhaka | Gazipur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4% |
| Dhaka | Kishoreganj | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Khulna | Bagerhat | 8,302 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.2% |
| Khulna | Satkhira | 686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Khulna | Khulna | 4,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sylhet | Habiganj | 697 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.7% |
| Sylhet | Maulvibazar | 8,210 | 152 | 188 | 73 | 57 | 471 | 5.7% |
| Sylhet | Sunamganj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sylhet | Sylhet | 145 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.7% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chittagong | 73,378 | 1,384 | 1,874 | 1,367 | 1,909 | 6,534 | 8.9% |
| Dhaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5% |
| Khulna | 13,657 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.1% |
| Sylhet | 9,052 | 155 | 193 | 74 | 57 | 480 | 5.3% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | Barguna | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barisal | Bhola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barisal | Patuakhali | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chittagong | Bandarban | 21,268 | 222 | 263 | 551 | 974 | 2,010 | 9.5% |
| Chittagong | Noakhali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chittagong | Rangamati | 32,922 | 783 | 896 | 513 | 650 | 2,842 | 8.6% |
| Chittagong | Chittagong | 1,817 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 94 | 5.2% |
| Chittagong | Cox'S Bazar | 1,945 | 80 | 316 | 84 | 108 | 587 | 30.2% |
| Chittagong | Khagrachhari | 15,425 | 285 | 360 | 205 | 151 | 1,001 | 6.5% |
| Dhaka | Tangail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dhaka | Gazipur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4% |
| Dhaka | Kishoreganj | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Khulna | Bagerhat | 8,302 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.2% |
| Khulna | Satkhira | 686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Khulna | Khulna | 4,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sylhet | Habiganj | 697 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.7% |
| Sylhet | Maulvibazar | 8,210 | 152 | 188 | 73 | 57 | 471 | 5.7% |
| Sylhet | Sunamganj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sylhet | Sylhet | 145 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.7% |
2019 forest data for Bangladesh | Archived forest data for Bangladesh | Forest data for Bangladesh
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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