Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Chad
Chad: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 4.53 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Chad recorded 4.53 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Chad peaked at 30.11 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.53 million t, in 2024.
Chad ranks 27th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Chad, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.43 million t | — |
| 1991 | 12.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.09 million t | -26.9% |
| 1997 | 13.85 million t | +52.5% |
| 1998 | 30.11 million t | +117.4% |
| 1999 | 29.33 million t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 18.27 million t | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 8.86 million t | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 9.36 million t | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 10.42 million t | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 10.60 million t | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.34 million t | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 14.79 million t | +77.3% |
| 2007 | 20.12 million t | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 12.67 million t | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 5.33 million t | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 12.80 million t | +140.1% |
| 2011 | 12.81 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.59 million t | +45.1% |
| 2013 | 11.21 million t | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 10.09 million t | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 10.18 million t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.61 million t | +73.0% |
| 2017 | 12.32 million t | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 11.73 million t | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.44 million t | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 9.89 million t | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 8.35 million t | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 4.64 million t | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 5.04 million t | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 4.53 million t | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.69 million t | 9.09 million t | 30.11 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.88 million t | 5.33 million t | 20.12 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.68 million t | 9.44 million t | 18.59 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 million t | 4.53 million t | 9.89 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 24 Madagascar 6.06 million t compare
- 25 Peru 6.06 million t compare
- 26 Cameroon 4.99 million t compare
- 28 China 4.31 million t compare
- 28 China, mainland 4.31 million t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 t
- 30 South Africa 3.45 million t compare
More climate change data for Chad
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Chad?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Chad was 4.53 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 30.11 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 million t in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Chad ranks 27th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.