Chad vs Colombia: Annual afforestation
Chad
300 hectares per year
in 2020
Colombia
140 hectares per year
in 2020
Chad rank
56th
Colombia rank
57th
Annual afforestation over time
- Chad
- Colombia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 300 hectares per year against 140 hectares per year in Colombia, a difference of 160 hectares per year.
That makes Chad's figure about 2.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Chad ranks 56th and Colombia ranks 57th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300 hectares per year | 6,870 hectares per year | 6,570 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2000s | 300 hectares per year | 24,800 hectares per year | 24,500 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2010s | 300 hectares per year | 12,675 hectares per year | 12,375 hectares per year | Colombia |
| 2020s | 300 hectares per year | 140 hectares per year | 160 hectares per year | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Chad or Colombia?
- Chad, at 300 hectares per year against 140 hectares per year in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Chad and Colombia?
- 160 hectares per year, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Colombia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Colombia rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Chad ranks 56th and Colombia ranks 57th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.