Between 1963 and 2005, the surface area of Lake Chad decreased from approximately 25,000 km2 to 1,350 km2

60 km

60 miles

Doro Gowon

Lake Chad

Cameroon

Niger

Nigeria

Chad

Chad

Chad

Chad

1963

1987

2013

1972

60 km

60 miles

Doro Gowon

Lake Chad

Cameroon

Niger

Nigeria

Chad

1963

1987

2013

1972