Primary Forest — Area in Chad
Chad: Primary Forest — Area was 1,734 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1,734 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Chad peaked at 1,735 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,734 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Chad 29th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,735 1000 ha | 1,735 1000 ha | 1,735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,735 1000 ha | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,734 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,734 1000 ha | 1,734 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 26 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 27 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 30 Senegal 1,654 1000 ha compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 1,642 1000 ha compare
- 32 Pakistan 1,212 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Chad
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 30.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 35.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 89.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 45,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 37.48 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.53 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,300 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Chad?
- Primary forest — area in Chad was 1,734 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1,735 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,734 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Chad rank for primary forest — area?
- Chad ranks 29th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.