Share of forest area within protected areas in Chad
Chad: Share of forest area within protected areas was 45.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Chad is 45.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Chad peaked at 45.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2010.
Chad ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.5% | — |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 45.6% | +28.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 45.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 45.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 45.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 23 Mozambique 47.1% compare
- 24 Montserrat 46.7% compare
- 25 Rwanda 45.8% compare
- 27 Croatia 45.5% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 44.1% compare
- 29 Hungary 42.5% 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Chad?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Chad was 45.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2010.
- How does Chad rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Chad ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).