Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chad
Chad: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.8269 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chad is 0.8269 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chad peaked at 0.9348 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4826 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Chad 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6446 tonnes per hectare | 0.5441 tonnes per hectare | 0.7586 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5601 tonnes per hectare | 0.4826 tonnes per hectare | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6017 tonnes per hectare | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | 0.7344 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | 0.501 tonnes per hectare | 0.7465 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7025 tonnes per hectare | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | 0.8273 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8259 tonnes per hectare | 0.632 tonnes per hectare | 0.9348 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8346 tonnes per hectare | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | 0.8671 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 169 Botswana 0.9004 tonnes per hectare compare
- 170 Congo 0.8737 tonnes per hectare compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8718 tonnes per hectare compare
- 173 Central African Republic 0.7884 tonnes per hectare compare
- 174 Mozambique 0.7764 tonnes per hectare compare
- 175 Yemen 0.7687 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
- Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chad?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chad was 0.8269 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9348 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4826 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Chad ranks 172nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.