Chad vs Western Europe: Forest fires — Burned Area
Chad
83,816 ha
in 2024
Western Europe
796.38 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
29th
Western Europe rank
28th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Western Europe
How they compare
Chad currently reports 83,816 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe, a difference of 83,020 ha.
That makes Chad's figure about 105.2 times Western Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 28th of 219 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,278 ha | 3,282 ha | 286,996 ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 220,027 ha | 4,315 ha | 215,712 ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 234,681 ha | 4,355 ha | 230,326 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 120,154 ha | 5,262 ha | 114,893 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Chad or Western Europe?
- Chad, at 83,816 ha against 796.38 ha in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Chad and Western Europe?
- 83,020 ha, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Western Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Western Europe rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Chad ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 28th 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.