Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 396.53 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh stood at 396.53 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 371.8% on the previous year and up 2,534.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh peaked at 970.65 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -98.96 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Bangladesh 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -57.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1998 | -22.98 % change on previous year | -757.2% |
| 1999 | 51.55 % change on previous year | -324.3% |
| 2000 | -38.7 % change on previous year | -175.1% |
| 2001 | 381.54 % change on previous year | -1085.9% |
| 2002 | -98.96 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 2004 | -61.6 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 227.43 % change on previous year | -469.2% |
| 2006 | 384.1 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 2007 | -84.39 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2008 | 176.69 % change on previous year | -309.4% |
| 2009 | 21.94 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 2010 | -85.57 % change on previous year | -490.0% |
| 2011 | 6.18 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2012 | 85.46 % change on previous year | +1283.4% |
| 2013 | 369.38 % change on previous year | +332.2% |
| 2014 | -16.29 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2015 | -87.97 % change on previous year | +440.1% |
| 2016 | -53.11 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2017 | -79.64 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2019 | -51.35 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2020 | 970.65 % change on previous year | -1990.2% |
| 2021 | -9.65 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2022 | -89.2 % change on previous year | +824.1% |
| 2023 | 84.04 % change on previous year | -194.2% |
| 2024 | 396.53 % change on previous year | +371.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 396.53 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -47.57 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 396.53 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.59 % change on previous year, 153.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1990.2% | -51.35 % change on previous year | 970.65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.81 % change on previous year | -57.37 % change on previous year | 51.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 100.89 % change on previous year | -98.96 % change on previous year | 384.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.68 % change on previous year | -87.97 % change on previous year | 369.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 270.47 % change on previous year | -89.2 % change on previous year | 970.65 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 12 Peru 447.66 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Portugal 442 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Belarus 399.93 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Gabon 324.73 % change on previous year compare
- 17 South Africa 323.9 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 317.21 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bangladesh was 396.53 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 970.65 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -98.96 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,534.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.