Forest rents in Chad
Chad: Forest rents was 4.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
4.6%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
16th
of 214 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 1982
All-time low
3.4%
in 2006
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Forest rents in Chad, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chad recorded 4.6% for forest rents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Chad peaked at 14.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2006.
Chad ranks 16th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +46.5% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | +51.2% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +41.0% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -31.4% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -31.1% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +50.1% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +43.4% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -47.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 4.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.8%, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 4.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 3.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 6.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
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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 rents in Chad?
- Forest rents in Chad was 4.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2006.
- How does Chad rank for forest rents?
- Chad ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.