Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Bangladesh or Indonesia?

Bangladesh, at 0.4179 kt against 0.3127 kt in Indonesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Bangladesh and Indonesia?

0.1052 kt, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Forest fires — Emissions

Bangladesh

0.4179 kt

in 2024

Indonesia

0.3127 kt

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

35th

Indonesia rank

38th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Bangladesh
Indonesia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.4179 kt against 0.3127 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1052 kt.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 38th of 219 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1529 kt	10.44 kt	10.29 kt	Indonesia
2000s	0.2481 kt	3.04 kt	2.79 kt	Indonesia
2010s	0.1549 kt	2.6 kt	2.44 kt	Indonesia
2020s	0.288 kt	0.6106 kt	0.3226 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Bangladesh or Indonesia?: Bangladesh, at 0.4179 kt against 0.3127 kt in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 0.1052 kt, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Bangladesh ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 38th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.