Area burned wildfires by type in Chad
Chad: Area burned wildfires by type was 5.31 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.31 million
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
6th
of 225 countries
All-time high
9.22 million
in 2005
All-time low
4.80 million
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Chad, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 5.31 million for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Chad peaked at 9.22 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.80 million, in 2024.
Chad ranks 6th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned wildfires by type in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.09 million | — |
| 2003 | 8.13 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.29 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.22 million | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 7.82 million | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 8.51 million | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 7.69 million | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 6.17 million | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 6.75 million | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 7.58 million | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 7.09 million | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.52 million | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 6.07 million | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 6.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.68 million | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 5.58 million | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 6.68 million | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 5.12 million | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 6.54 million | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 6.24 million | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.04 million | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 5.40 million | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.80 million | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 5.31 million | +10.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.31 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 96,961, 54.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.31 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 541,498, 9.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.99 million | 6.17 million | 9.22 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.53 million | 5.12 million | 7.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 million | 4.80 million | 6.54 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in Chad?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Chad was 5.31 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.80 million in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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