Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 390.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0005 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Bangladesh 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -58.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -39.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +373.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -99.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4145.4% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -62.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | +223.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | +378.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -84.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +173.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -85.7% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +83.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +365.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -88.1% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -53.5% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -79.8% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | +1495.3% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -51.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | +961.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -89.3% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | +81.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | +390.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4145.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2018 | +1495.3% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2020 | +961.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.