Chad vs India: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Chad

1,874 hectares

in 2024

India

1,854 hectares

in 2024

Chad rank

40th

India rank

41st

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Chad
India

How they compare

Chad currently reports 1,874 hectares against 1,854 hectares in India, a difference of 20.71 hectares.

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

Chad ranks 40th and India ranks 41st of 152 countries.

Individual pages

Tree cover loss from wildfires in Chad
Tree cover loss from wildfires in India
Full country ranking

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).