Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Chad
Chad: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 4.45 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Chad is 4.45 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Chad peaked at 19.42 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 885,391 t, in 2000.
That places Chad 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Chad, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.24 million t | — |
| 1991 | 9.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.04 million t | -56.3% |
| 1997 | 3.45 million t | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 4.58 million t | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 2.57 million t | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 885,391 t | -65.6% |
| 2001 | 8.50 million t | +859.6% |
| 2002 | 8.96 million t | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 10.28 million t | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 10.40 million t | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.82 million t | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 14.03 million t | +79.4% |
| 2007 | 19.42 million t | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 11.99 million t | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 5.23 million t | -56.4% |
| 2010 | 12.47 million t | +138.4% |
| 2011 | 12.44 million t | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.17 million t | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 10.95 million t | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 9.86 million t | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 9.93 million t | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.30 million t | +74.2% |
| 2017 | 12.24 million t | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 11.49 million t | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.26 million t | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 9.48 million t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.14 million t | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 4.61 million t | -43.4% |
| 2023 | 4.99 million t | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 4.45 million t | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 million t | 2.57 million t | 9.24 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.75 million t | 885,391 t | 19.42 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.41 million t | 9.26 million t | 18.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 million t | 4.45 million t | 9.48 million t | 5 |
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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 humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Chad?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Chad was 4.45 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 19.42 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 885,391 t in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. 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 Humid tropical forest — 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.