Chad vs Zimbabwe: Savanna — Burned Area
Chad
224,941 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
187,396 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Chad currently reports 224,941 ha against 187,396 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 37,545 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 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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 | 3.04 million ha | 1.71 million ha | 1.33 million ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.38 million ha | 560,812 ha | 818,896 ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 536,191 ha | 466,986 ha | 69,204 ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 308,885 ha | 187,538 ha | 121,347 ha | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Chad or Zimbabwe?
- Chad, at 224,941 ha against 187,396 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Chad and Zimbabwe?
- 37,545 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 — burned area?
- Chad ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.