Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Chad
Chad: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.2211 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Chad is 0.2211 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.9383 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1908 ha per person, in 1997.
That places Chad 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9383 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.9046 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.867 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8468 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8276 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7919 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2185 ha per person | -72.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1908 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2218 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3132 ha per person | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2474 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6962 ha per person | +181.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8168 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.787 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7829 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8456 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6994 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7209 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6295 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4912 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5091 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5443 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5082 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4458 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3996 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3902 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4644 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3434 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3915 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2927 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3614 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3248 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2618 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2509 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2211 ha per person | -11.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.2211 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 24.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.2211 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +181.4% | 0.2474 ha per person | 0.6962 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.612 ha per person | 0.1908 ha per person | 0.9383 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6717 ha per person | 0.2474 ha per person | 0.8456 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4289 ha per person | 0.2927 ha per person | 0.5443 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.284 ha per person | 0.2211 ha per person | 0.3614 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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, per capita in Chad?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Chad was 0.2211 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9383 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1908 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Chad ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.