Share of land area that is protected in Chad
Chad: Share of land area that is protected was 21.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Chad, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Chad stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Chad peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2013.
Chad ranks 84th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.6% | — |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 21.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 21.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Chad?
- Share of land area that is protected in Chad was 21.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Chad ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.