Chad vs Nigeria: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Chad
-127,914 hectares
in 2025
Nigeria
-126,882 hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
221st
Nigeria rank
219th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -126,882 hectares against -127,914 hectares in Chad, a difference of 1,032 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 221st and Nigeria ranks 219th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -37,734 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 89,149 hectares | Chad |
| 2000s | -77,816 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 49,067 hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | -123,351 hectares | -126,883 hectares | 3,532 hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | -127,914 hectares | -126,882 hectares | 1,032 hectares | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -126,882 hectares against -127,914 hectares in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Chad and Nigeria?
- 1,032 hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Chad ranks 221st and Nigeria ranks 219th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.