Chad — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Chad, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Chad was 2.97% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 5.34% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.71% per year.
Chad ranks 186 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 87%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Chad sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 44% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 25%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 45 of 48 economies; Lesotho (1.14%) is just below it. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 146th of 178 in 1990 → 173rd of 207 in 2000 → 179th of 209 in 2010 → 184th of 214 in 2020 → 184th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 3.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 3.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 4.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 4.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 5.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 5.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 5.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 5.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 5.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 5.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 5.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 5.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 5.34% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Forest area in 1991?
5.31% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -44.4% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 2.97%; 2023: 3.07%; 2022: 3.17%; 2021: 3.27%; 2020: 3.38%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.