Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0898 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh is 0.0898 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 139.5% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6596 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Bangladesh 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -94.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5043 ha per square kilometre | +3881.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -97.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | +1032.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2005 | 0.225 ha per square kilometre | +254.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6596 ha per square kilometre | +193.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2232 ha per square kilometre | -66.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4086 ha per square kilometre | +83.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5477 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | -84.9% |
| 2011 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1767 ha per square kilometre | +82.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5183 ha per square kilometre | +193.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5165 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | -79.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -77.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1484 ha per square kilometre | +1309.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1321 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4384 ha per square kilometre | +231.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3053 ha per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | -87.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0898 ha per square kilometre | +139.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0898 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0051 ha per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0898 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0343 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3881.8% | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 0.5043 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1309.3% | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.1484 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +1032.1% | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1297 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.2047 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 0.6596 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1834 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.5183 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2177 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 0.4384 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 25 Portugal 0.1393 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Ghana 0.1324 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Central African Republic 0.1059 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.0815 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 0.0804 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Brazil 0.0784 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0.0898 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6596 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.