Chad vs Mali: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Chad
4.71 million ha
in 2024
Mali
6.49 million ha
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Mali rank
12th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Chad
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.49 million ha against 4.71 million ha in Chad, a difference of 1.78 million ha.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million ha | 5.96 million ha | 1.99 million ha | Chad |
| 2000s | 8.37 million ha | 6.58 million ha | 1.79 million ha | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.64 million ha | 5.28 million ha | 1.36 million ha | Chad |
| 2020s | 5.55 million ha | 5.80 million ha | 249,980 ha | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Chad or Mali?
- Mali, at 6.49 million ha against 4.71 million ha in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Chad and Mali?
- 1.78 million ha, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Mali rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Chad ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th 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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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.