Chad vs Zambia: Grassland — Burned Area
Chad
4.49 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
3.59 million ha
in 2024
Chad rank
10th
Zambia rank
12th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Zambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 4.49 million ha against 3.59 million ha in Zambia, a difference of 899,310 ha.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 12th of 220 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.11 million ha | 2.30 million ha | 1.81 million ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 6.82 million ha | 4.25 million ha | 2.57 million ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.10 million ha | 4.32 million ha | 1.78 million ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 5.24 million ha | 3.79 million ha | 1.45 million ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Chad or Zambia?
- Chad, at 4.49 million ha against 3.59 million ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Chad and Zambia?
- 899,310 ha, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Chad ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.