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Bandarban has lost tree cover across 27% of its land since 2001
Cumulative tree-cover loss, 2001 to 2023, as a share of district land area
Highest district
Bandarban
27.01 Per cent of land area
Lowest district
Shariatpur
0.01 Per cent of land area
Coverage
64 of 64 districts carry a value.
Unit
Per cent of land area
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2.05% of the national land area over 23 years. Hansen measures tree-cover loss, which is not the same as deforestation: it counts plantation harvest and does not net out regrowth. The three highest districts are the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which are also the three with the most tree cover.
Source
Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; Hansen Global Forest Change, cumulative annual loss
Source: Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; Hansen Global Forest Change, cumulative annual loss