Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual forest expansion
Annual forest expansion over time
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 610 hectares per year against 300 hectares per year in Chad, a difference of 310 hectares per year.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.0 times Chad's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 65th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300 hectares per year | 430 hectares per year | 130 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 300 hectares per year | 600 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 300 hectares per year | 1,465 hectares per year | 1,165 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 300 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | 310 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 610 hectares per year against 300 hectares per year in Chad as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 310 hectares per year, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Chad ranks 65th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).