Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Chad
Chad: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.951 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Chad is 0.951 kt, measured 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 — emissions in Chad peaked at 6.02 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.951 kt, 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 — Emissions (N2O) in Chad, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.57 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.82 kt | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 2.77 kt | +52.5% |
| 1998 | 6.02 kt | +117.4% |
| 1999 | 5.87 kt | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.65 kt | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 1.86 kt | -49.1% |
| 2002 | 1.97 kt | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.19 kt | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 2.23 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.75 kt | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 3.11 kt | +77.3% |
| 2007 | 4.22 kt | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 2.66 kt | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 1.12 kt | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 2.69 kt | +140.1% |
| 2011 | 2.69 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9 kt | +45.1% |
| 2013 | 2.35 kt | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 2.12 kt | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.14 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.7 kt | +73.0% |
| 2017 | 2.59 kt | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 2.46 kt | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.98 kt | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 2.08 kt | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.75 kt | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9753 kt | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kt | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.951 kt | -10.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.951 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.022 kt, 43.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.951 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 26.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.19 kt | 1.82 kt | 6.02 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 kt | 1.12 kt | 4.22 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 kt | 1.98 kt | 3.9 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 kt | 0.951 kt | 2.08 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 24 Madagascar 1.27 kt compare
- 24 Caribbean 0.1524 kt compare
- 25 Peru 1.27 kt compare
- 26 Cameroon 1.05 kt compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0131 kt compare
- 28 China 0.9045 kt compare
- 28 China, mainland 0.9045 kt compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 kt
- 30 South Africa 0.7253 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 0.951 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 6.02 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.951 kt in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Chad ranks 27th out of 219 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 (N2O). 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.