Chad vs Nigeria: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Chad
4.45 million t
in 2024
Nigeria
3.29 million t
in 2024
Chad rank
20th
Nigeria rank
22nd
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 4.45 million t against 3.29 million t in Nigeria, a difference of 1.16 million t.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 million t | 18.59 million t | 11.58 million t | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 9.75 million t | 6.43 million t | 3.32 million t | Chad |
| 2010s | 12.41 million t | 1.97 million t | 10.44 million t | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.33 million t | 3.73 million t | 2.60 million t | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 4.45 million t against 3.29 million t in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Chad and Nigeria?
- 1.16 million t, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Chad ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.