Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 504.4% on the previous year and up 256.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2002.
That places Bangladesh 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -75.3% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +1578.7% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +207.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -83.5% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | +312.8% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -48.5% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +304.1% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -96.3% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +792.4% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +186.5% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -63.5% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +281.0% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +24.4% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | +504.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1578.7% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 121 Philippines 0 hectares per person compare
- 122 East Timor 0 hectares per person compare
- 123 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person compare
- 125 El Salvador 0 hectares per person compare
- 126 Czechia 0 hectares per person compare
- 127 Germany 0 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Bangladesh was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.0%. 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 Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.