Change forest area share total in Chad
Chad: Change forest area share total was -3.54 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Chad is -3.54, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Chad peaked at -0.5638 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3.54, in 2025.
That places Chad 226th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5638 | — |
| 1992 | -0.567 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.5703 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.5735 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5768 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.5802 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.5836 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.587 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5905 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.594 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -1.31 | +120.9% |
| 2002 | -1.33 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | -1.35 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | -1.37 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | -1.38 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.4 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -1.42 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | -1.44 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | -1.47 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | -1.49 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -2.37 | +59.2% |
| 2012 | -2.43 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | -2.49 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | -2.55 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | -2.62 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -2.69 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | -2.76 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | -2.84 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | -2.92 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | -3.01 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | -3.1 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | -3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | -3.31 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | -3.42 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | -3.54 | +3.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -3.54 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 7.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's -3.54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 10.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -120.9% | -0.594 | -1.31 |
| 2011 | -59.2% | -1.49 | -2.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.577 | -0.5905 | -0.5638 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.31 | -1.47 | -0.594 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.51 | -2.92 | -1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.26 | -3.54 | -3.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 223 Malawi -2.07 compare
- 224 Cote d'Ivoire -2.14 compare
- 225 Gambia -3.12 compare
- 227 Burkina Faso -3.7 compare
- 228 Cambodia -4.87 compare
More environment data for Chad
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 2.14 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 35.74 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Chad?
- Change forest area share total in Chad was -3.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5638 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.54 in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for change forest area share total?
- Chad ranks 226th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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