Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Bangladesh
36,784 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
25,110 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
26th
Indonesia rank
28th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 36,784 ha against 25,110 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 11,674 ha.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Indonesia ranks 28th of 218 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 | 13,640 ha | 948,523 ha | 934,884 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 21,868 ha | 259,698 ha | 237,830 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 13,637 ha | 215,629 ha | 201,992 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 25,351 ha | 50,898 ha | 25,547 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 36,784 ha against 25,110 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 11,674 ha, 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 humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Indonesia ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.