Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Chad or Europe?

Europe, at 8.75 million ha against 4.71 million ha in Chad as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Chad and Europe?

4.04 million ha, with Europe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Europe?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Europe: Savanna fires — Burned Area

Chad

4.71 million ha

in 2024

Europe

8.75 million ha

in 2024

Chad rank

14th

Europe rank

13th

Savanna fires — Burned Area over time

Chad
Europe

How they compare

Europe currently reports 8.75 million ha against 4.71 million ha in Chad, a difference of 4.04 million ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 1.9 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.

Chad ranks 14th and Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Europe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Europe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.94 million ha	7.66 million ha	288,929 ha	Chad
2000s	8.37 million ha	8.85 million ha	477,139 ha	Europe
2010s	6.64 million ha	8.88 million ha	2.24 million ha	Europe
2020s	5.55 million ha	8.40 million ha	2.85 million ha	Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Chad or Europe?: Europe, at 8.75 million ha against 4.71 million ha in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Chad and Europe?: 4.04 million ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Europe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chad and Europe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?: Chad ranks 14th and Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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