Chad vs Iceland: Annual forest expansion
Chad
300 hectares per year
in 2020
Iceland
960 hectares per year
in 2020
Chad rank
65th
Iceland rank
62nd
Annual forest expansion over time
- Chad
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 960 hectares per year against 300 hectares per year in Chad, a difference of 660 hectares per year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 3.2 times Chad's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 65th and Iceland ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300 hectares per year | 1,430 hectares per year | 1,130 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 300 hectares per year | 1,650 hectares per year | 1,350 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 300 hectares per year | 795 hectares per year | 495 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 300 hectares per year | 960 hectares per year | 660 hectares per year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Chad or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 960 hectares per year against 300 hectares per year in Chad as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Chad and Iceland?
- 660 hectares per year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Iceland rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Chad ranks 65th and Iceland ranks 62nd of 110 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 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).