Chad vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Burned Area
Chad
83,816 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
61,142 ha
in 2023
Chad rank
29th
Nicaragua rank
31st
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Chad currently reports 83,816 ha against 61,142 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 22,674 ha.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 219 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,278 ha | 20,329 ha | 269,948 ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 220,027 ha | 11,835 ha | 208,191 ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 234,681 ha | 13,644 ha | 221,037 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 129,239 ha | 25,032 ha | 104,207 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Chad or Nicaragua?
- Chad, at 83,816 ha against 61,142 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Chad and Nicaragua?
- 22,674 ha, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Chad ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.