Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Chad
Chad: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 547,440 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Chad recorded 547,440 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Chad peaked at 1.11 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,000 ha, in 1961.
Chad ranks 3rd of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 14,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 15,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 17,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 19,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 20,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 21,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 30,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1979 | 40,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 55,000 ha | +37.5% |
| 1981 | 70,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 65,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 83,923 ha | +29.1% |
| 1984 | 48,555 ha | -42.1% |
| 1985 | 126,448 ha | +160.4% |
| 1986 | 56,750 ha | -55.1% |
| 1987 | 69,856 ha | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 108,743 ha | +55.7% |
| 1989 | 107,724 ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 80,366 ha | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 143,958 ha | +79.1% |
| 1992 | 123,811 ha | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 111,385 ha | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 129,236 ha | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 101,373 ha | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 93,300 ha | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 113,412 ha | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 181,225 ha | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 199,251 ha | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 140,712 ha | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 154,626 ha | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 179,000 ha | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 300,000 ha | +67.6% |
| 2004 | 300,372 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 362,812 ha | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 360,420 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 456,650 ha | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 333,000 ha | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 445,450 ha | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million ha | +148.8% |
| 2011 | 304,627 ha | -72.5% |
| 2012 | 422,560 ha | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 464,111 ha | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 533,307 ha | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 408,083 ha | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 454,065 ha | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 451,873 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 494,943 ha | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 479,103 ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 479,485 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 461,196 ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 469,584 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 486,333 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 547,440 ha | +12.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 547,440 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,286 ha, 24.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Chad's 547,440 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,901 ha, 140.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +160.4% | 48,555 ha | 126,448 ha |
| 2010 | +148.8% | 445,450 ha | 1.11 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,500 ha | 14,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,400 ha | 16,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,200 ha | 48,555 ha | 126,448 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 127,732 ha | 80,366 ha | 199,251 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,304 ha | 140,712 ha | 456,650 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 512,075 ha | 304,627 ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 488,808 ha | 461,196 ha | 547,440 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Ethiopia 3.25 million ha compare
- 2 Ethiopia PDR 1.37 million ha compare
- 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
- 5 France 109,060 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,218 ha compare
- 6 Thailand 99,677 ha 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 cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Chad?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Chad was 547,440 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Chad ranks 3rd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.