Chad vs Sudan: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Chad
5.96 million hectares
in 2024
Sudan
6.40 million hectares
in 2024
Chad rank
15th
Sudan rank
14th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Chad
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.40 million hectares against 5.96 million hectares in Chad, a difference of 435,070 hectares.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 14th of 225 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.66 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | 8.73 million hectares | 6.49 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | 7.07 million hectares | 6.58 million hectares | 490,932 hectares | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Chad or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.40 million hectares against 5.96 million hectares in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Chad and Sudan?
- 435,070 hectares, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sudan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sudan rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Chad ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 14th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.