Chad vs Tanzania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Chad
6.35 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
8.40 million hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
13th
Tanzania rank
10th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Chad
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 8.40 million hectares against 6.35 million hectares in Chad, a difference of 2.05 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Chad ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 225 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.66 million hectares | 14.74 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 8.73 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 6.95 million hectares | 8.93 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Chad or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 8.40 million hectares against 6.35 million hectares in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Chad and Tanzania?
- 2.05 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Tanzania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Chad ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.