Marine protected areas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Marine protected areas was 8.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.6
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
55th
of 174 countries
All-time high
8.6
in 2025
All-time low
1.4
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Marine protected areas in Bangladesh, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Bangladesh is 8.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Bangladesh peaked at 8.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 55th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4 | — |
| 2014 | 5.4 | +285.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +48.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6 | +7.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 8.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7, 12.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.83 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Bangladesh?
- Marine protected areas in Bangladesh was 8.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for marine protected areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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