Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Chad
Chad: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 3.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Chad, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Chad stood at 3.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Chad peaked at 3.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
Chad ranks 2nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Burkina Faso 3.3% compare
- 3 Gambia 2.9% compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 2.2% compare
- 5 Malawi 1.9% compare
More environment data for Chad
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 69.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9648 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 75.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0083 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Chad?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Chad was 3.0% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Chad ranks 2nd out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.