Forest area, annual growth rate in Chad
Chad: Forest area, annual growth rate was -3.42 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area, annual growth rate in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in Chad stood at -3.42 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Chad peaked at -0.5606 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3.42 % change on previous year, 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Chad, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5606 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.5639 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.567 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.5704 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5735 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.5768 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.5803 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.5835 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5871 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -0.5904 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +119.3% |
| 2002 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2003 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2004 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2005 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2008 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2009 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2010 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -2.31 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2012 | -2.37 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2013 | -2.43 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -2.49 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2015 | -2.55 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -2.62 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2017 | -2.69 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2018 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2019 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2020 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2021 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2022 | -3.1 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2023 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2024 | -3.31 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2025 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -3.42 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4641 % change on previous year, 7.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's -3.42 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3457 % change on previous year, 9.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate 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 | -119.3% | -0.5904 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -57.8% | -1.47 % change on previous year | -2.31 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5737 % change on previous year | -0.5871 % change on previous year | -0.5606 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.29 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | -0.5904 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.45 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.16 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year | -2.92 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 223 Malawi -2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 224 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 225 Gambia -3.02 % change on previous year compare
- 227 Burkina Faso -3.57 % change on previous year compare
- 228 Cambodia -4.65 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Chad?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Chad was -3.42 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5606 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.42 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Chad ranks 226th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.