Forest land — Area in Chad
Chad: Forest land — Area was 3,611 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Chad is 3,611 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Chad peaked at 6,730 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,611 1000 ha, in 2025.
Chad ranks 94th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Chad, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,730 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,692 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,655 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6,617 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 6,579 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6,541 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6,504 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,466 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,428 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,390 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,353 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6,270 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6,188 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6,106 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6,024 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5,941 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,859 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,777 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5,695 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5,612 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5,530 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5,402 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 5,274 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5,146 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5,018 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,890 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 4,763 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4,635 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,507 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4,379 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,251 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,123 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 3,995 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,867 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 3,739 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 3,611 1000 ha | -3.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 3,611 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 3,611 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,560 1000 ha | 6,390 1000 ha | 6,730 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,983 1000 ha | 5,612 1000 ha | 6,353 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,954 1000 ha | 4,379 1000 ha | 5,530 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,931 1000 ha | 3,611 1000 ha | 4,251 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 91 Cote d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 93 Cuba 3,622 1000 ha compare
- 95 Guatemala 3,536 1000 ha compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 3,521 1000 ha compare
- 97 Serbia 3,475 1000 ha 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Chad?
- Forest land — area in Chad was 3,611 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6,730 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,611 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for forest land — area?
- Chad ranks 94th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.