Deforestation tables and charts for Chad

Deforestation data for Chad , 1990-2005. Chad 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 11,921,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 9.5
Other wooded land (hectares): 9,152,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 128,400,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	13,110,000	12,317,000	11,921,000	-79000	-0.6	-79000	-0.7	-1,189,000	-9.07	16.67
Other wooded land	10070000	9458000	9152000	-61,200	-0.61	-61,200	-0.65	-918,000	-9.12	6.47
Primary forests	209000	196000	190000	-1,300	-0.62	-1,200	-0.61	-19000	-9.09	-7.69
Plantations	11000	14000	15000	300	2.73	300	2.14	4000	36.4	-21.4

Chart: Forest cover in Chad, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Chad, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Chad 1990-2005


table: Potential for REDD in terms of avoided deforestation in Chad
Assumes 100% reduction in deforestation, fully compensated, using FAO carbon estimates for above ground biomass. FAO's carbon estimates are very rough

Forests	Other wooded land	Annual forest cover change	Annual other wooded land cover change	Forest above-ground biomass	Other wooded land above-ground biomass	Forest CO2/ha	Other wooded land CO2/ha	CO2 emissions from forest loss	CO2 emissions from other woodland loss	Aggregate CO2 emissions from land cover change	Potential REDD earnings*
2005	2005	2000-2005	2000-2005	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005	2005		$3/tCO2e	$10/tCO2e
ha	ha	ha	ha	M t	M t	t	t	M t Co2	M t Co2		$US M	$US M
11,921,000	9152000	-79000		371	114	114	46	-9.01		-9.01	27.03	90.1

All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)