Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0048 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh
0.0045 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
121st
Bangladesh rank
123rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 121st and Bangladesh ranks 123rd of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0402 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0369 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0125 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0106 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st and Bangladesh ranks 123rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.