Forest fires — Emissions in Chad
Chad: Forest fires — Emissions was 7,305 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Chad, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Chad recorded 7,305 kt for forest fires — emissions 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 in Chad peaked at 32,450 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,305 kt, in 2024.
That places Chad 27th out of 181 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.
Forest fires — Emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14,287 kt | — |
| 2002 | 15,094 kt | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 16,810 kt | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 17,093 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13,453 kt | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 23,857 kt | +77.3% |
| 2007 | 32,450 kt | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 20,432 kt | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 8,598 kt | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 20,642 kt | +140.1% |
| 2011 | 20,665 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 29,987 kt | +45.1% |
| 2013 | 18,083 kt | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 16,268 kt | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 16,414 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 28,397 kt | +73.0% |
| 2017 | 19,871 kt | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 18,913 kt | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 15,234 kt | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 15,950 kt | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 13,464 kt | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 7,491 kt | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 8,124 kt | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 7,305 kt | -10.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 7,305 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,217 kt, 6.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Chad's 7,305 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 612.16 kt, 11.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 24 Madagascar 9,774 kt compare
- 24 Caribbean 1,171 kt compare
- 25 Peru 9,772 kt compare
- 26 Cameroon 8,050 kt compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 100.61 kt compare
- 28 China 6,948 kt compare
- 28 China, mainland 6,948 kt compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 kt
- 30 South Africa 5,571 kt 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 — emissions in Chad?
- Forest fires — emissions 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 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 32,450 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,305 kt in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Chad ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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). 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.