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Land area — Chad

Land area in Chad in 2023 — 1,259,200 km². Ranked 21 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 1.26M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 21of 215
Period maximum 1.26M km²1961
Period minimum 1.26M km²1975

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Chad, 1961–20231.26M1.26M1.26M1.26M1.26M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,260,000 km²1963: 1,260,000 km²1965: 1,260,000 km²1967: 1,260,000 km²1969: 1,260,000 km²1971: 1,260,000 km²1973: 1,260,000 km²1975: 1,259,200 km²1977: 1,259,200 km²1979: 1,259,200 km²1981: 1,259,200 km²1983: 1,259,200 km²1985: 1,259,200 km²1987: 1,259,200 km²1989: 1,259,200 km²1991: 1,259,200 km²1993: 1,259,200 km²1995: 1,259,200 km²1997: 1,259,200 km²1999: 1,259,200 km²2001: 1,259,200 km²2003: 1,259,200 km²2005: 1,259,200 km²2007: 1,259,200 km²2009: 1,259,200 km²2011: 1,259,200 km²2013: 1,259,200 km²2015: 1,259,200 km²2017: 1,259,200 km²2019: 1,259,200 km²2021: 1,259,200 km²2023: 1,259,200 km²
Change over the period: −800 (−0.06%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chad

Chad 1.26M km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Middle Africa computed 6.5M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.26M +0 +0%
2022 1.26M +0 +0%
2021 1.26M +0 +0%
2020 1.26M +0 +0%
2019 1.26M +0 +0%
2018 1.26M +0 +0%
2017 1.26M +0 +0%
2016 1.26M +0 +0%
2015 1.26M +0 +0%
2014 1.26M +0 +0%
2013 1.26M +0 +0%
2012 1.26M +0 +0%
2011 1.26M +0 +0%
2010 1.26M +0 +0%
2009 1.26M +0 +0%
2008 1.26M +0 +0%
2007 1.26M +0 +0%
2006 1.26M +0 +0%
2005 1.26M +0 +0%
2004 1.26M +0 +0%
2003 1.26M +0 +0%
2002 1.26M +0 +0%
2001 1.26M +0 +0%
2000 1.26M +0 +0%
1999 1.26M +0 +0%
1998 1.26M +0 +0%
1997 1.26M +0 +0%
1996 1.26M +0 +0%
1995 1.26M +0 +0%
1994 1.26M +0 +0%
1993 1.26M +0 +0%
1992 1.26M +0 +0%
1991 1.26M +0 +0%
1990 1.26M +0 +0%
1989 1.26M +0 +0%
1988 1.26M +0 +0%
1987 1.26M +0 +0%
1986 1.26M +0 +0%
1985 1.26M +0 +0%
1984 1.26M +0 +0%
1983 1.26M +0 +0%
1982 1.26M +0 +0%
1981 1.26M +0 +0%
1980 1.26M +0 +0%
1979 1.26M +0 +0%
1978 1.26M +0 +0%
1977 1.26M +0 +0%
1976 1.26M +0 +0%
1975 1.26M −400 −0.03%
1974 1.26M −400 −0.03%
1973 1.26M +0 +0%
1972 1.26M +0 +0%
1971 1.26M +0 +0%
1970 1.26M +0 +0%
1969 1.26M +0 +0%
1968 1.26M +0 +0%
1967 1.26M +0 +0%
1966 1.26M +0 +0%
1965 1.26M +0 +0%
1964 1.26M +0 +0%
1963 1.26M +0 +0%
1962 1.26M +0 +0%
1961 1.26M — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.27M TD Chad 1.26M AO Angola 1.25M CF Central African Republic 622,980 CM Cameroon 472,710 CG Republic of the Congo 341,500 GA Gabon 257,670 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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