Chad vs China: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Chad
4.53 million t
in 2024
China
4.31 million t
in 2024
Chad rank
27th
China rank
28th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Chad
- China
How they compare
Chad currently reports 4.53 million t against 4.31 million t in China, a difference of 221,320 t.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 27th and China 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 | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.69 million t | 6.28 million t | 9.41 million t | Chad |
| 2000s | 11.88 million t | 7.11 million t | 4.76 million t | Chad |
| 2010s | 12.68 million t | 4.55 million t | 8.13 million t | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.49 million t | 4.23 million t | 2.26 million t | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Chad or China?
- Chad, at 4.53 million t against 4.31 million t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Chad and China?
- 221,320 t, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and China rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Chad ranks 27th and China ranks 28th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.