Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chad
Chad: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 21,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chad stood at 21,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chad peaked at 21,000 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,800 hectares, in 1990.
That places Chad 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,150 hectares | 10,800 hectares | 13,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,150 hectares | 13,800 hectares | 16,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,150 hectares | 16,800 hectares | 19,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,400 hectares | 19,800 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chad?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chad was 21,000 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,800 hectares in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Chad ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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