Atlas · Land and water
Even Dhaka district is under a tenth built-up
Built-up surface as a share of district land area, 2020
Highest district
Dhaka
9.6 Per cent of land area
Lowest district
Bandarban
0.2 Per cent of land area
Coverage
64 of 64 districts carry a value.
Unit
Per cent of land area
Reading this plate
Dhaka is the highest at 9.6% and the national figure is 1.8%. Built-up surface has grown 5.9 times since 1975, so this is a country urbanising fast from a very low base rather than a built-over one.
Source
Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; JRC Global Human Settlement Layer, built-up surface
Source: Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; JRC Global Human Settlement Layer, built-up surface