Chad vs Gambia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Chad
-3.5%
in 2025
Gambia
-3.1%
in 2025
Chad rank
226th
Gambia rank
225th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Chad
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -3.1% against -3.5% in Chad, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 226th and Gambia ranks 225th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6% | -1.5% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 2000s | -1.3% | -1.7% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2010s | -2.5% | -2.1% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | -3.3% | -2.8% | 0.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Chad or Gambia?
- Gambia, at -3.1% against -3.5% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Chad and Gambia?
- 0.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Gambia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Chad ranks 226th and Gambia ranks 225th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.