Chad vs Eastern Africa: Grassland — Burned Area
Chad
4.49 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa
23.55 million ha
in 2024
Chad rank
10th
Eastern Africa rank
7th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 23.55 million ha against 4.49 million ha in Chad, a difference of 19.06 million ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 5.2 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Chad ranks 10th and Eastern Africa ranks 7th of 220 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.11 million ha | 9.51 million ha | 5.40 million ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 6.82 million ha | 17.31 million ha | 10.49 million ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 6.10 million ha | 24.45 million ha | 18.34 million ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 5.24 million ha | 22.85 million ha | 17.61 million ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Chad or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 23.55 million ha against 4.49 million ha in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Chad and Eastern Africa?
- 19.06 million ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Eastern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Eastern Africa rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Chad ranks 10th and Eastern Africa ranks 7th 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.