Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Chad
Chad: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 24.91 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Chad recorded 24.91 million t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Chad peaked at 76.39 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.91 million t, 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 — Burning crop residues in Chad, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.72 million t | — |
| 1991 | 42.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 42.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 42.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.80 million t | +54.0% |
| 1997 | 60.68 million t | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 57.57 million t | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 63.85 million t | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 76.39 million t | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 36.22 million t | -52.6% |
| 2002 | 44.50 million t | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 46.43 million t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 46.75 million t | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 50.17 million t | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 45.10 million t | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 47.66 million t | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 42.04 million t | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 33.75 million t | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 37.60 million t | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 40.02 million t | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 40.47 million t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.49 million t | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 32.93 million t | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 32.88 million t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.33 million t | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 31.16 million t | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 35.82 million t | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 27.08 million t | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 35.47 million t | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 33.13 million t | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 26.76 million t | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 26.68 million t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.91 million t | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.42 million t | 42.72 million t | 65.80 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.90 million t | 33.75 million t | 76.39 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.48 million t | 27.08 million t | 41.33 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.39 million t | 24.91 million t | 35.47 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 11 Russian Federation 41.07 million t compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 925,593 t compare
- 12 Mali 33.95 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 844,523 t compare
- 13 Sudan 28.32 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 698,656 t compare
- 14 Türkiye 248,271 t compare
- 15 Ghana 23.80 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare
- 16 Congo 23.00 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,313 t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 17 South Africa 21.41 million t compare
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 savanna fires — burning crop residues in Chad?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Chad was 24.91 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 76.39 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.91 million t in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Chad ranks 14th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 — 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.