Annual afforestation in Chad
Chad: Annual afforestation was 300 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Annual afforestation in Chad, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Chad is 300 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Chad peaked at 300 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 300 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Chad 56th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Chad, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 300 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 300 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 300 hectares per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 610 hectares per year, 49% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Chad's 300 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 37% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Chad?
- Annual afforestation in Chad was 300 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 300 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for annual afforestation?
- Chad ranks 56th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.