Forest area in Chad
Chad: Forest area was 3.61 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Chad is 3.61 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Chad peaked at 6.73 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.61 million hectares, in 2025.
Chad ranks 83rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.56 million hectares | 6.39 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 million hectares | 5.61 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 million hectares | 3.61 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 80 Uzbekistan 3.89 million hectares compare
- 81 Cote d'Ivoire 3.77 million hectares compare
- 82 Cuba 3.62 million hectares compare
- 84 Guatemala 3.54 million hectares compare
- 85 Kazakhstan 3.52 million hectares compare
- 86 Serbia 3.48 million hectares 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 forest area in Chad?
- Forest area in Chad was 3.61 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for forest area?
- Chad ranks 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.