Chad vs Guatemala: Forest area
Chad
3.61 million hectares
in 2025
Guatemala
3.54 million hectares
in 2025
Chad rank
83rd
Guatemala rank
84th
Forest area over time
- Chad
- Guatemala
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.61 million hectares against 3.54 million hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 75,670 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 83rd and Guatemala ranks 84th of 235 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.56 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | Chad |
| 2000s | 5.98 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | 4.95 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | 3.93 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 362,480 hectares | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Chad or Guatemala?
- Chad, at 3.61 million hectares against 3.54 million hectares in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Chad and Guatemala?
- 75,670 hectares, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guatemala?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Guatemala rank globally for forest area?
- Chad ranks 83rd and Guatemala ranks 84th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.