Bangladesh vs Belize: Forest fires — Burned Area
Bangladesh
36,784 ha
in 2024
Belize
55,708 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
35th
Belize rank
33rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Belize
How they compare
Belize currently reports 55,708 ha against 36,784 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 18,924 ha.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 35th and Belize ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Belize in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,640 ha | 11,618 ha | 2,021 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 21,868 ha | 13,500 ha | 8,368 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13,637 ha | 16,091 ha | 2,454 ha | Belize |
| 2020s | 25,351 ha | 22,468 ha | 2,883 ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Bangladesh or Belize?
- Belize, at 55,708 ha against 36,784 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Bangladesh and Belize?
- 18,924 ha, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belize?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Belize rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th and Belize ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.