Bangladesh vs Paraguay: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Bangladesh
36,784 ha
in 2024
Paraguay
54,200 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
26th
Paraguay rank
24th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 54,200 ha against 36,784 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 17,416 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,640 ha | 73,648 ha | 60,008 ha | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 21,868 ha | 93,468 ha | 71,600 ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 13,637 ha | 37,580 ha | 23,942 ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 25,351 ha | 47,852 ha | 22,501 ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Bangladesh or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 54,200 ha against 36,784 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Bangladesh and Paraguay?
- 17,416 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Paraguay rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 24th 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.