Brazil vs Chad: Grassland — Burned Area
Brazil
6.54 million ha
in 2024
Chad
4.49 million ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Chad rank
10th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Chad
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.54 million ha against 4.49 million ha in Chad, a difference of 2.05 million ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Chad ranks 10th of 220 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 million ha | 4.11 million ha | 908,711 ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 4.89 million ha | 6.82 million ha | 1.93 million ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 5.34 million ha | 6.10 million ha | 761,662 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 5.08 million ha | 5.24 million ha | 155,950 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Brazil or Chad?
- Brazil, at 6.54 million ha against 4.49 million ha in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Brazil and Chad?
- 2.05 million ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chad?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Chad rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Chad ranks 10th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.