Forest land area fell 0.182% to 14.3 '000 sq km in Bangladesh in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 14.9 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 14.3 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, forest land area in Bhutan amounted to 27.5 '000 sq km, 2,083 '000 sq km in China, 707 '000 sq km in India and 290 '000 sq km in Myanmar in 2015.
Bangladesh has been ranked 113th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | '000 sq km | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | '000 sq km | 32.4 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 sq km | 158 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 sq km | 321 | 318 | 312 | 307 | 301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | '000 sq km | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 sq km | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 sq km | 18.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 |
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