Savanna fires — Burned Area in Chad
Chad: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 4.71 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Chad recorded 4.71 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Chad peaked at 10.63 million ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.71 million ha, in 2024.
That places Chad 14th out of 221 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.37 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 7.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.34 million ha | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 8.60 million ha | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 8.17 million ha | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 9.10 million ha | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 10.63 million ha | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 6.75 million ha | -36.5% |
| 2002 | 8.27 million ha | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 8.55 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.67 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.41 million ha | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 8.37 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 8.86 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.86 million ha | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 6.32 million ha | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 6.98 million ha | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 7.50 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.51 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.64 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 6.16 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 6.17 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.71 million ha | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.83 million ha | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 6.74 million ha | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 5.12 million ha | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 6.67 million ha | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 6.22 million ha | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 5.07 million ha | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 5.06 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.71 million ha | -6.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 4.71 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 729,406 ha, 6.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 4.71 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million ha | 7.37 million ha | 9.34 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.37 million ha | 6.32 million ha | 10.63 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 million ha | 5.12 million ha | 7.71 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 million ha | 4.71 million ha | 6.67 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 11 Russian Federation 8.15 million ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 131,183 ha compare
- 12 Mali 6.49 million ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 109,335 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 5.35 million ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 68,354 ha compare
- 14 Türkiye 56,239 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 4.33 million ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,185 ha compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,375 ha compare
- 16 Ghana 4.17 million ha compare
- 17 Canada 3.83 million ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 602.6 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 savanna fires — burned area in Chad?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Chad was 4.71 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 million ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 million ha in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Chad ranks 14th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. 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.