Chad vs Senegal: Savanna — Burned Area
Chad
224,941 ha
in 2024
Senegal
259,966 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
32nd
Senegal rank
29th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 259,966 ha against 224,941 ha in Chad, a difference of 35,025 ha.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 29th of 221 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 million ha | 935,151 ha | 2.10 million ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.38 million ha | 433,151 ha | 946,557 ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 536,191 ha | 305,398 ha | 230,792 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 308,885 ha | 237,183 ha | 71,702 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Chad or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 259,966 ha against 224,941 ha in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Chad and Senegal?
- 35,025 ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Senegal rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Chad ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 29th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.