Grassland — Burned Area in Chad
Chad: Grassland — Burned Area was 4.49 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area 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 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 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 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.61 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.61 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.62 million ha | -71.2% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million ha | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million ha | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million ha | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 6.13 million ha | +191.0% |
| 2002 | 7.45 million ha | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 7.47 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.77 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.73 million ha | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 7.49 million ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 7.99 million ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.22 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 5.84 million ha | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 6.27 million ha | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 6.94 million ha | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 6.71 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.10 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 5.67 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.72 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.02 million ha | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 5.37 million ha | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 6.32 million ha | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 4.88 million ha | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 6.22 million ha | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 5.79 million ha | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.83 million ha | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 4.85 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.49 million ha | -7.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 4.49 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 348,840 ha, 12.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 4.49 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 9.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +191.0% | 2.11 million ha | 6.13 million ha |
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
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170,226 ha compare
- 8 Mali 6.42 million ha compare
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,420 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 3.83 million ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 41,374 ha compare
- 12 Viet Nam 27,541 ha compare
- 12 Zambia 3.59 million ha compare
- 13 Madagascar 3.28 million ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 25,499 ha 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 grassland — burned area in Chad?
- Grassland — burned area 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 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million ha in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for grassland — burned area?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area 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. 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.