Bangladesh vs Iran

Bangladesh vs Iran: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 14.4% in Bangladesh and 6.6% in Iran, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 7.8 percentage points, or 2.17 times that in Iran.

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% of land · FAO

Bangladesh vs Iran: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 14.4% in Bangladesh and 6.6% in Iran, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 7.8 percentage points, or 2.17 times that in Iran.
BangladeshIranWorld

What the numbers say

  • Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2024, Bangladesh ranked 146 and Iran ranked 175 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearBangladeshIranWorld
202414.46.6–
202314.46.631.1
202214.46.631.1
202114.46.631.2
202014.46.631.2
201914.46.631.2
201814.56.631.3
201714.56.631.3
201614.56.631.3
201514.56.631.4
201414.56.631.4
201314.56.631.4
201214.56.631.5
201114.56.631.9
201014.56.632
200914.56.632
200814.66.632
200714.66.632.1
200614.66.632.1
200514.66.632.1
200414.76.632.2
200314.76.632.3
200214.76.632.3
200114.76.632.3
200014.86.632.4
199914.86.632.5
199814.96.632.5
199714.96.632.6
1996156.632.7
1995156.632.7
199415.16.632.8
199315.16.632.8
199215.26.633
199115.26.6–
199015.36.6–

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Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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