Which has higher forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1, Cameroon or Chad?

Cameroon, at 92,372 ha against 83,816 ha in Chad as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Chad: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1

Cameroon

92,372 ha

in 2024

Chad

83,816 ha

in 2024

Cameroon rank

30th

Chad rank

33rd

Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

Cameroon
Chad

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 92,372 ha against 83,816 ha in Chad, a difference of 8,556 ha.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.

Cameroon ranks 30th and Chad ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1990s	180,324 ha	290,278 ha	109,954 ha	Chad
2000s	190,096 ha	220,027 ha	29,930 ha	Chad
2010s	122,460 ha	234,681 ha	112,221 ha	Chad
2020s	139,691 ha	120,154 ha	19,536 ha	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1, Cameroon or Chad?: Cameroon, at 92,372 ha against 83,816 ha in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 between Cameroon and Chad?: 8,556 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Chad rank globally for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?: Cameroon ranks 30th and Chad ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.