Chad vs Zimbabwe: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Chad
224,941 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
193,666 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
40th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Chad currently reports 224,941 ha against 193,666 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 31,275 ha.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 221 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.55 million ha | 1.87 million ha | 1.67 million ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.47 million ha | 589,836 ha | 881,246 ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 536,362 ha | 474,971 ha | 61,391 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 308,885 ha | 190,427 ha | 118,458 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Chad or Zimbabwe?
- Chad, at 224,941 ha against 193,666 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Chad and Zimbabwe?
- 31,275 ha, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Chad ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.