Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Bangladesh
36,784 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
51,999 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
26th
Madagascar rank
25th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 51,999 ha against 36,784 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 15,215 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,640 ha | 39,814 ha | 26,174 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 21,868 ha | 41,938 ha | 20,070 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 13,637 ha | 63,951 ha | 50,314 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 25,351 ha | 57,003 ha | 31,652 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 51,999 ha against 36,784 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 15,215 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 25th 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.