Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square was 49.26 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
49.26 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 120 countries
All-time high
49.44 t per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
35.84 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Bangladesh, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 49.26 t per square kilometre for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Bangladesh peaked at 49.44 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.84 t per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Bangladesh 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 35.84 t per square kilometre
1962 36.74 t per square kilometre +2.5%
1963 38.06 t per square kilometre +3.6%
1964 38.99 t per square kilometre +2.5%
1965 39.55 t per square kilometre +1.4%
1966 38.34 t per square kilometre -3.0%
1967 41.79 t per square kilometre +9.0%
1968 41.16 t per square kilometre -1.5%
1969 43.58 t per square kilometre +5.9%
1970 41.88 t per square kilometre -3.9%
1971 39.28 t per square kilometre -6.2%
1972 40.69 t per square kilometre +3.6%
1973 41.74 t per square kilometre +2.6%
1974 41.37 t per square kilometre -0.9%
1975 43.65 t per square kilometre +5.5%
1976 41.75 t per square kilometre -4.3%
1977 42.37 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1978 42.68 t per square kilometre +0.7%
1979 42.93 t per square kilometre +0.6%
1980 43.56 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1981 44.2 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1982 44.73 t per square kilometre +1.2%
1983 41.15 t per square kilometre -8.0%
1984 43.2 t per square kilometre +5.0%
1985 43.93 t per square kilometre +1.7%
1986 44.83 t per square kilometre +2.0%
1987 43.61 t per square kilometre -2.7%
1988 43.2 t per square kilometre -0.9%
1989 44.27 t per square kilometre +2.5%
1990 44.09 t per square kilometre -0.4%
1991 43.29 t per square kilometre -1.8%
1992 43.01 t per square kilometre -0.6%
1993 41.85 t per square kilometre -2.7%
1994 41.91 t per square kilometre +0.1%
1995 42.05 t per square kilometre +0.3%
1996 43.1 t per square kilometre +2.5%
1997 43.36 t per square kilometre +0.6%
1998 42.76 t per square kilometre -1.4%
1999 45.26 t per square kilometre +5.9%
2000 45.64 t per square kilometre +0.8%
2001 45.05 t per square kilometre -1.3%
2002 45.51 t per square kilometre +1.0%
2003 45.32 t per square kilometre -0.4%
2004 43.3 t per square kilometre -4.4%
2005 44.47 t per square kilometre +2.7%
2006 44.7 t per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 44.68 t per square kilometre -0.0%
2008 47.66 t per square kilometre +6.7%
2009 47.97 t per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 48.71 t per square kilometre +1.5%
2011 48.71 t per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 48.27 t per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 48.05 t per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 48.23 t per square kilometre +0.4%
2015 48.09 t per square kilometre -0.3%
2016 46.48 t per square kilometre -3.3%
2017 49.08 t per square kilometre +5.6%
2018 48.65 t per square kilometre -0.9%
2019 48.66 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 48.24 t per square kilometre -0.8%
2021 49.44 t per square kilometre +2.5%
2022 49.37 t per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 49.26 t per square kilometre -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.34 t per square kilometre 35.84 t per square kilometre 43.58 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 41.83 t per square kilometre 39.28 t per square kilometre 43.65 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 43.67 t per square kilometre 41.15 t per square kilometre 44.83 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 43.07 t per square kilometre 41.85 t per square kilometre 45.26 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 45.43 t per square kilometre 43.3 t per square kilometre 47.97 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 48.29 t per square kilometre 46.48 t per square kilometre 49.08 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 49.08 t per square kilometre 48.24 t per square kilometre 49.44 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 2 Thailand 12.05 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Cambodia 11.22 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Sri Lanka 10.34 t per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Bangladesh?
Rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square in Bangladesh was 49.26 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 49.44 t per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 35.84 t per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Bangladesh rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square?
Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per square rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.

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Indicator
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.