Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Chad
Chad: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 4.49 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad is 4.49 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad peaked at 8.73 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million ha, in 1997.
Chad ranks 10th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.11 million ha | 1.46 million ha | 5.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 million ha | 2.11 million ha | 8.73 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.10 million ha | 4.88 million ha | 7.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 million ha | 4.49 million ha | 6.22 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More climate change data for Chad
- Share co2 vs population 0.6832 (2100)
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.1395 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 51.34 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.1395 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.1395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Chad was 4.49 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million ha in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.