Chad vs Mali: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Chad
24.91 million t
in 2024
Mali
33.95 million t
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Mali rank
12th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Chad
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 33.95 million t against 24.91 million t in Chad, a difference of 9.04 million t.
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 | 50.42 million t | 36.92 million t | 13.50 million t | Chad |
| 2000s | 46.90 million t | 36.02 million t | 10.88 million t | Chad |
| 2010s | 35.48 million t | 27.68 million t | 7.80 million t | Chad |
| 2020s | 29.39 million t | 30.28 million t | 886,520 t | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Chad or Mali?
- Mali, at 33.95 million t against 24.91 million t in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Chad and Mali?
- 9.04 million t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.