Bangladesh vs Portugal: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Bangladesh
46,868 ha
in 2024
Portugal
68,022 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
28th
Portugal rank
27th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 68,022 ha against 46,868 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 21,154 ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,886 ha | 52,330 ha | 35,443 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 36,482 ha | 45,150 ha | 8,668 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 23,875 ha | 49,012 ha | 25,137 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 32,044 ha | 25,974 ha | 6,069 ha | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Bangladesh or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 68,022 ha against 46,868 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Bangladesh and Portugal?
- 21,154 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Portugal rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.