Chad vs Tanzania: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Chad

1.31 million hectares

in 2026

Tanzania

1.22 million hectares

in 2026

Chad rank

24th

Tanzania rank

26th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Chad currently reports 1.31 million hectares against 1.22 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 86,110 hectares.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Tanzania ahead.

Chad ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.