Chad vs Madagascar: Annual change in forest area
Chad
-127,914 hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
-124,278 hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
221st
Madagascar rank
218th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Chad
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -124,278 hectares against -127,914 hectares in Chad, a difference of 3,636 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 221st and Madagascar ranks 218th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -37,734 hectares | -66,278 hectares | 28,544 hectares | Chad |
| 2000s | -77,816 hectares | -102,757 hectares | 24,940 hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | -123,351 hectares | -138,917 hectares | 15,567 hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | -127,914 hectares | -123,636 hectares | 4,278 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chad or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -124,278 hectares against -127,914 hectares in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chad and Madagascar?
- 3,636 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Madagascar rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Chad ranks 221st and Madagascar ranks 218th 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.