Grassland — Burning crop residues in Chad
Chad: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 23.34 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Chad recorded 23.34 million t for grassland — burning crop residues 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 — burning crop residues in Chad peaked at 45.41 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.61 million t, 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 — Burning crop residues in Chad, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.19 million t | — |
| 1991 | 29.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.42 million t | -71.2% |
| 1997 | 7.61 million t | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 9.16 million t | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 13.39 million t | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 10.95 million t | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 31.87 million t | +191.0% |
| 2002 | 38.72 million t | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 38.83 million t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 40.38 million t | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 45.41 million t | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 38.94 million t | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 41.54 million t | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 37.56 million t | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 30.38 million t | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 32.59 million t | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 36.10 million t | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 34.91 million t | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.74 million t | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 29.48 million t | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 29.72 million t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.50 million t | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 27.90 million t | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 32.89 million t | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 25.40 million t | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 32.37 million t | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 30.11 million t | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 25.12 million t | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 25.21 million t | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.34 million t | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.37 million t | 7.61 million t | 29.19 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.46 million t | 10.95 million t | 45.41 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.72 million t | 25.40 million t | 36.50 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.23 million t | 23.34 million t | 32.37 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More climate change data for Chad
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Chad?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Chad was 23.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 45.41 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 million t in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.