Chad vs France: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Chad

1,874 hectares

in 2024

France

1,533 hectares

in 2024

Chad rank

40th

France rank

43rd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Chad
France

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1,874 hectares against 1,533 hectares in France, a difference of 341.18 hectares.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.

Chad ranks 40th and France ranks 43rd of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).