Forest area in Chad
Chad: Forest area was 11.45 million hectares in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Chad, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chad recorded 11.45 million hectares for forest area in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Chad peaked at 13.11 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.45 million hectares, in 2011.
That places Chad 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.75 million hectares | 12.40 million hectares | 13.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.96 million hectares | 11.60 million hectares | 12.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.49 million hectares | 11.45 million hectares | 11.53 million hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 12 Madagascar 12.50 million hectares compare
- 13 Mali 12.41 million hectares compare
- 14 Ethiopia 12.16 million hectares compare
- 16 Botswana 11.23 million hectares compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 10.40 million hectares compare
- 18 South Africa 9.24 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
- Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Chad?
- Forest area in Chad was 11.45 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.11 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 million hectares in 2011.
- How does Chad rank for forest area?
- Chad ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.