Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Chad
Chad: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 21.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Chad, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring . Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Chad is 21.0%, measured in 2025. 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, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Chad peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2013.
That places Chad 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Chad
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.8796 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 5.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 21.0% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.6 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Chad?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Chad was 21.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring .
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Chad ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas 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: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring , published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.