Share of global forest area in Chad

Chad: Share of global forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
83rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Share of global forest area in Chad, 1990–2025

00.050.10.151990200720251990: 0.155 %1991: 0.154 %1992: 0.154 %1993: 0.153 %1994: 0.153 %1995: 0.152 %1996: 0.152 %1997: 0.151 %1998: 0.151 %1999: 0.15 %2000: 0.15 %2001: 0.148 %2002: 0.146 %2003: 0.144 %2004: 0.143 %2005: 0.141 %2006: 0.139 %2007: 0.137 %2008: 0.135 %2009: 0.133 %2010: 0.132 %2011: 0.129 %2012: 0.126 %2013: 0.123 %2014: 0.12 %2015: 0.117 %2016: 0.114 %2017: 0.111 %2018: 0.108 %2019: 0.105 %2020: 0.102 %2021: 0.099 %2022: 0.096 %2023: 0.093 %2024: 0.09 %2025: 0.087 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, share of global forest area in Chad stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Chad peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.

That places Chad 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global forest area in Chad?
Share of global forest area in Chad was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
How does Chad rank for share of global forest area?
Chad ranks 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
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Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.