Share of land area that is protected in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of land area that is protected was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of land area that is protected in Bangladesh, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 4.2% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Bangladesh peaked at 4.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 186th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.7% | — |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 4.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.7%, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 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 share of land area that is protected in Bangladesh?
- Share of land area that is protected in Bangladesh was 4.2% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Bangladesh ranks 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.