Chad vs Colombia: Annual change in forest area
Chad
-127,914 hectares
in 2025
Colombia
-133,284 hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
221st
Colombia rank
222nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Chad
- Colombia
How they compare
Chad currently reports -127,914 hectares against -133,284 hectares in Colombia, a difference of 5,370 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 221st and Colombia ranks 222nd of 235 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -37,734 hectares | -253,246 hectares | 215,512 hectares | Chad |
| 2000s | -77,816 hectares | -127,799 hectares | 49,982 hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | -123,351 hectares | -125,422 hectares | 2,071 hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | -127,914 hectares | -139,086 hectares | 11,172 hectares | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chad or Colombia?
- Chad, at -127,914 hectares against -133,284 hectares in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chad and Colombia?
- 5,370 hectares, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Colombia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Colombia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Chad ranks 221st and Colombia ranks 222nd of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.