Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Chad
Chad: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 83,816 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad is 83,816 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad peaked at 556,576 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 83,816 ha, in 2024.
That places Chad 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,278 ha | 167,932 ha | 556,576 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,027 ha | 98,671 ha | 372,815 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,681 ha | 174,834 ha | 344,215 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,154 ha | 83,816 ha | 183,341 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More climate change data for Chad
- Share co2 vs population 0.6832 (2100)
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.1395 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 51.34 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.1395 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.1395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad was 83,816 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 556,576 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,816 ha in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Chad ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.