Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Chad

Chad: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 7,305 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,305 kt
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
31st
of 198 countries
All-time high
32,450 kt
in 2007
All-time low
7,305 kt
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Chad, 2001–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k2001201220242001: 14.3k kt2002: 15.1k kt2003: 16.8k kt2004: 17.1k kt2005: 13.5k kt2006: 23.9k kt2007: 32.5k kt2008: 20.4k kt2009: 8.6k kt2010: 20.6k kt2011: 20.7k kt2012: 30.0k kt2013: 18.1k kt2014: 16.3k kt2015: 16.4k kt2016: 28.4k kt2017: 19.9k kt2018: 18.9k kt2019: 15.2k kt2020: 16.0k kt2021: 13.5k kt2022: 7.5k kt2023: 8.1k kt2024: 7.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Chad recorded 7,305 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 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 — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Chad peaked at 32,450 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,305 kt, in 2024.

That places Chad 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,008 kt 8,598 kt 32,450 kt 9
2010s 20,447 kt 15,234 kt 29,987 kt 10
2020s 10,467 kt 7,305 kt 15,950 kt 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 28 Madagascar 9,774 kt compare
  2. 29 Peru 9,772 kt compare
  3. 30 Cameroon 8,050 kt compare
  4. 32 China 6,948 kt compare
  5. 32 China, mainland 6,948 kt compare
  6. 34 Viet Nam 6,480 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Chad?
Forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Chad was 7,305 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 32,450 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 7,305 kt in 2024.
How does Chad rank for forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
Chad ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2) — 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 — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
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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.