Bangladesh vs Portugal: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bangladesh
290,047 hectares
in 2025
Portugal
266,907 hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
58th
Portugal rank
60th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bangladesh
- Portugal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 290,047 hectares against 266,907 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 23,140 hectares.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 60th of 225 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,444 hectares | 146,861 hectares | 81,417 hectares | Portugal |
| 2010s | 41,899 hectares | 127,707 hectares | 85,807 hectares | Portugal |
| 2020s | 98,890 hectares | 100,024 hectares | 1,134 hectares | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bangladesh or Portugal?
- Bangladesh, at 290,047 hectares against 266,907 hectares in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bangladesh and Portugal?
- 23,140 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Portugal rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 60th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.