Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.057 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.057 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 84.4% on the previous year and down 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5606 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Bangladesh ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2063 ha per square kilometre | +381.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -99.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0921 ha per square kilometre | +4207.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | -61.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | +227.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5606 ha per square kilometre | +384.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0875 ha per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2421 ha per square kilometre | +176.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2952 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -85.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3938 ha per square kilometre | +369.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3296 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | -88.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | +1508.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 0.317 ha per square kilometre | +970.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2864 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | -89.2% |
| 2023 | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | +84.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.057 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.057 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0813 ha per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +4207.7% | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0921 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1508.5% | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +970.7% | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 0.317 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.5606 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.3938 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | 0.317 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 33 Chad 0.074 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.0575 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Paraguay 0.0565 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 0.0548 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Spain 0.0458 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.057 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5606 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.5%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.