Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Chad
Chad: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Chad, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Chad is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Chad peaked at 2.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places Chad 70th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +400.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -32.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +88.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +49.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +57.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -54.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +400.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 67 Ghana 1.1% compare
- 68 Cuba 0.9% compare
- 69 Equatorial Guinea 0.7% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 0.5% compare
- 72 East Timor 0.5% compare
- 73 Zambia 0.4% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Chad?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Chad was 0.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Chad rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Chad ranks 70th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.