Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Bangladesh
0.057 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0575 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
26th
Nigeria rank
25th

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0575 ha per square kilometre against 0.057 ha per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0005 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1048 ha per square kilometre 0.3773 ha per square kilometre 0.2725 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.168 ha per square kilometre 0.1304 ha per square kilometre 0.0376 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.1048 ha per square kilometre 0.0401 ha per square kilometre 0.0647 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.1728 ha per square kilometre 0.078 ha per square kilometre 0.0948 ha per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0575 ha per square kilometre against 0.057 ha per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
0.0005 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.