Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.8269 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8269 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
167th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.9348 kg per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.4826 kg per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.8269 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 0.9348 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4826 kg per hectare, in 1972.
Chad ranks 167th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5922 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5441 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7586 kg per hectare | +39.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6354 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5466 kg per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6587 kg per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6688 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6693 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7273 kg per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7057 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6349 kg per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4826 kg per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5127 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6456 kg per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5788 kg per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5108 kg per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5233 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5154 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4917 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5466 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7219 kg per hectare | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6758 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5226 kg per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5038 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6242 kg per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.584 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5543 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7344 kg per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5492 kg per hectare | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5592 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6186 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7299 kg per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.501 kg per hectare | -31.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7465 kg per hectare | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5818 kg per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6013 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.582 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6852 kg per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6728 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5313 kg per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6347 kg per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6709 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8273 kg per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6712 kg per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7499 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7668 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7993 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7752 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5983 kg per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7628 kg per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.632 kg per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9348 kg per hectare | +47.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8228 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8557 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8019 kg per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8447 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8252 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.893 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8863 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8671 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8143 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8455 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8193 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8269 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.8269 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.8269 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6446 kg per hectare | 0.5441 kg per hectare | 0.7586 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5601 kg per hectare | 0.4826 kg per hectare | 0.7057 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6017 kg per hectare | 0.5038 kg per hectare | 0.7344 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6278 kg per hectare | 0.501 kg per hectare | 0.7465 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7025 kg per hectare | 0.5313 kg per hectare | 0.8273 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8259 kg per hectare | 0.632 kg per hectare | 0.9348 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8346 kg per hectare | 0.8143 kg per hectare | 0.8671 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 0.8269 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9348 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4826 kg per hectare in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 167th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.