Chad's forest cover fell from 5.2 % in 1994 to 3.2 % in 2023.
Chad · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Chad's forest area fell from 65,792 km in 1994 to 39,804 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
84th of 213 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chad's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 18.6 % in 2013 to 21.0 % in 2025.
Chad's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 38.5 % in 1994 to 40.0 % in 2023.
Chad's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.7 % in 1994 to 4.2 % in 2023.
Air
Chad's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 43.2 in 1994 to 43.0 in 2023.
Water
Chad's water stress rose from 3.0 % in 1993 to 5.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
137th of 181 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chad's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,263 in 1993 to 812.8 in 2022.
Access
Chad's safe drinking water rose from 5.5 % in 2000 to 6.3 % in 2024.
Chad's safe sanitation rose from 8.4 % in 2000 to 11.1 % in 2024.