Forest fires — Burned Area in Chad
Chad: Forest fires — Burned Area was 83,816 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area 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 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 in Chad peaked at 556,576 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 83,816 ha, in 2024.
That places Chad 29th out of 219 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 230,018 ha | — |
| 1991 | 230,018 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 230,018 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 230,018 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 230,018 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 230,018 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 167,932 ha | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 256,053 ha | +52.5% |
| 1998 | 556,576 ha | +117.4% |
| 1999 | 542,106 ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 337,729 ha | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 164,209 ha | -51.4% |
| 2002 | 173,507 ha | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 192,830 ha | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 196,144 ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 154,870 ha | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 274,423 ha | +77.2% |
| 2007 | 372,815 ha | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 235,070 ha | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 98,671 ha | -58.0% |
| 2010 | 236,993 ha | +140.2% |
| 2011 | 237,314 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 344,215 ha | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 207,581 ha | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 186,740 ha | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 188,428 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 325,832 ha | +72.9% |
| 2017 | 227,824 ha | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 217,051 ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 174,834 ha | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 183,341 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 154,569 ha | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 85,889 ha | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 93,157 ha | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 83,816 ha | -10.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 83,816 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,988 ha, 42.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 83,816 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 25.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 26 Cameroon 92,372 ha compare
- 27 China 85,701 ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 85,701 ha compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1,154 ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 ha
- 30 South Africa 68,512 ha compare
- 31 Nicaragua 61,142 ha compare
- 32 Nigeria 60,873 ha compare
More climate change data for Chad
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 24.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,920 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,959 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,960 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 60.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 675.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 403.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 271.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Chad?
- Forest fires — burned area 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 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 556,576 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,816 ha in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Chad ranks 29th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.