Bangladesh vs France: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.0045 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0039 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
123rd
France rank
125th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • France
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 123rd and France ranks 125th of 206 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre 0.0019 hectares per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre France

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, Bangladesh or France?
Bangladesh, at 0.0045 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0039 hectares per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and France?
0.0006 hectares per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and France?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and France rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 123rd and France ranks 125th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.