Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad
Chad: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 36.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad is 36.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad peaked at 45.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2003.
Chad ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.7% | — |
| 1961 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 38.0% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 39.9% | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 38.4% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 37.1% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 36.5% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 35.8% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 41.3% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 38.9% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 34.3% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | -2.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 36.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 36.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -32.4% | 37.9% | 25.6% |
| 1991 | +27.3% | 27.9% | 35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.2% | 35.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 35.5% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 30.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 27.9% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 25.6% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 27.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 35.2% | 40.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 42.9% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 40.6% compare
- 5 Comoros 36.6% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 34.3% compare
- 8 Burundi 34.3% compare
- 9 Mali 33.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 371.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7243 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Chad was 36.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2003.
- How does Chad rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.