Land use hidden — Forest in Chad
Chad: Land use hidden — Forest was 39,804 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Chad, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Chad recorded 39,804 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Chad peaked at 67,300 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,804 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Chad ranks 70th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Chad, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67,300 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 66,923 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 66,546 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 66,169 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 65,792 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 65,415 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 65,038 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 64,661 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 64,284 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 63,907 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 63,530 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 62,707 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 61,884 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 61,061 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 60,238 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 59,415 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 58,592 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 57,769 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 56,946 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 56,123 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 55,300 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 54,020 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 52,740 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 51,460 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 50,180 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 48,900 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 47,690 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 46,510 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 45,350 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 44,220 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 43,130 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 42,013 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 40,914 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 39,804 Square kilometres | -2.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 39,804 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 39,804 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,604 Square kilometres | 63,907 Square kilometres | 67,300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,826 Square kilometres | 56,123 Square kilometres | 63,530 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,637 Square kilometres | 44,220 Square kilometres | 55,300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,465 Square kilometres | 39,804 Square kilometres | 43,130 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 land use hidden — forest in Chad?
- Land use hidden — forest in Chad was 39,804 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 67,300 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,804 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Chad ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata