Bangladesh

Map of Bangladesh among its neighbours
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5
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12
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4

Projects

Mangrove extent

Annual estimates from Global Mangrove Watch, 1985–2025.

Estimated extent in 2025
428,101.4 ha
95% bounds
399,288.9–469,197.8 ha
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Annual mangrove extent estimates for Bangladesh
YearEstimated extent (ha)95% lower bound (ha)95% upper bound (ha)
1985424,001.9395,465.3464,704.8
1986424,001.8395,465.2464,704.7
1987424,000.8395,464.3464,703.5
1988423,956.9395,423.4464,655.5
1989423,944.5395,411.8464,641.8
1990423,870.6395,342.9464,560.9
1991423,716.8395,199.4464,392.3
1992423,690.3395,174.7464,363.3
1993424,332.9395,774465,067.5
1994426,691.5397,973.9467,652.6
1995427,807.1399,014.4468,875.3
1996428,548.7399,706.1469,688.1
1997428,474.8399,637.2469,607.1
1998428,598.8399,752.8469,742.9
1999428,319.7399,492.5469,437.1
2000428,198.8399,379.7469,304.5
2001428,206.1399,386.5469,312.5
2002428,114.5399,301.1469,212.2
2003428,215.2399,395469,322.5
2004428,100.2399,287.8469,196.5
2005428,217.5399,397.2469,325
2006427,593.1398,814.8468,640.7
2007427,054398,312468,049.9
2008427,214.6398,461.8468,225.9
2009427,420.4398,653.7468,451.4
2010427,455.9398,686.8468,490.3
2011427,174.8398,424.6468,182.2
2012427,071.1398,327.9468,068.6
2013427,307.8398,548.7468,328
2014427,715398,928.5468,774.4
2015428,861.9399,998.2470,031.3
2016429,465.3400,561470,692.7
2017430,229.7401,273.9471,530.4
2018431,055.8402,044.5472,435.9
2019431,669.9402,617.3473,108.9
2020431,670.8402,618473,109.8
2021432,055.4402,976.8473,531.4
2022431,419.6402,383.8472,834.6
2023431,079.3402,066.4472,461.6
2024431,294.7402,267.3472,697.7
2025428,101.4399,288.9469,197.8

The publisher adjusted estimates for global classification accuracy. Earlier years include infilling where satellite imagery was sparse. Accuracy varies by place and year. Figures are shown to at most one decimal place.

Bunting, Hilarides, A. Rosenqvist, Oakes, Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos, Worthington, J. Rosenqvist, Zanaga, Van De Kerchove, Tadono and Kobayashi (2026). Global Mangrove Watch: Timeseries of Mangrove Extent (v4.1.12). Zenodo. (opens another site) CC BY 4.0 (opens another site)

Registry projects in Bangladesh

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Organisations working here

Named on a project here, or headquartered here: 12 in all.

Funders behind the projects

Organisations whose role on a project here is a funding one: 4 in all.