Bangladesh vs Malawi: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Bangladesh
1.99 million t
in 2024
Malawi
2.33 million t
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
35th
Malawi rank
34th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.33 million t against 1.99 million t in Bangladesh, a difference of 338,280 t.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 34th of 219 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 737,906 t | 2.44 million t | 1.70 million t | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.18 million t | 3.23 million t | 2.05 million t | Malawi |
| 2010s | 737,762 t | 4.93 million t | 4.20 million t | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.37 million t | 2.88 million t | 1.50 million t | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.33 million t against 1.99 million t in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 338,280 t, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 34th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.