Bangladesh vs Nepal: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Bangladesh
46,868 ha
in 2024
Nepal
81,154 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
28th
Nepal rank
25th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 81,154 ha against 46,868 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 34,286 ha.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 25th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,886 ha | 17,276 ha | 389.94 ha | Nepal |
| 2000s | 36,482 ha | 17,063 ha | 19,419 ha | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 23,875 ha | 29,559 ha | 5,684 ha | Nepal |
| 2020s | 32,044 ha | 39,784 ha | 7,740 ha | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 81,154 ha against 46,868 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 34,286 ha, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 25th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.