Australia vs Chad: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Australia
0.0046 ha per person
in 2024
Chad
0.0041 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Chad rank
25th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Chad
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0046 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in Chad, a difference of 0.0005 ha per person.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 25th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Chad Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0337 ha per person 0.0404 ha per person 0.0068 ha per person Chad
2000s 0.0245 ha per person 0.0221 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0236 ha per person 0.0165 ha per person 0.0071 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0172 ha per person 0.0066 ha per person 0.0107 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or Chad?
Australia, at 0.0046 ha per person against 0.0041 ha per person in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and Chad?
0.0005 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chad?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Chad rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 25th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.