What is the difference in forest area between Chad and Ethiopia?

709,400 hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ethiopia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Ethiopia: Forest area

Chad

11.45 million hectares

in 2011

Ethiopia

12.16 million hectares

in 2011

Chad rank

15th

Ethiopia rank

14th

Forest area over time

Chad
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 12.16 million hectares against 11.45 million hectares in Chad, a difference of 709,400 hectares.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 53 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.75 million hectares	14.96 million hectares	2.21 million hectares	Ethiopia
2000s	11.96 million hectares	13.07 million hectares	1.11 million hectares	Ethiopia
2010s	11.49 million hectares	12.23 million hectares	740,200 hectares	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Chad or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 12.16 million hectares against 11.45 million hectares in Chad as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Chad and Ethiopia?: 709,400 hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ethiopia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Chad and Ethiopia rank globally for forest area?: Chad ranks 15th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.