Chad vs Mexico: Annual change in forest area
Chad
-127,914 hectares
in 2025
Mexico
-127,766 hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
221st
Mexico rank
220th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Chad
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports -127,766 hectares against -127,914 hectares in Chad, a difference of 148 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 221st and Mexico ranks 220th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -37,734 hectares | -221,027 hectares | 183,293 hectares | Chad |
| 2000s | -77,816 hectares | -151,524 hectares | 73,707 hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | -123,351 hectares | -126,726 hectares | 3,375 hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | -127,914 hectares | -127,766 hectares | 147.83 hectares | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chad or Mexico?
- Mexico, at -127,766 hectares against -127,914 hectares in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chad and Mexico?
- 148 hectares, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Mexico rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Chad ranks 221st and Mexico ranks 220th 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.