Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 1.0% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Bangladesh, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.0% for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Bangladesh peaked at 2.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2026.
Bangladesh ranks 50th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.2% | — |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -55.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +49.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +80.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -43.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 2026 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Bangladesh?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Bangladesh was 1.0% in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2026.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Bangladesh ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.