Cotton yields in Chad
Chad: Cotton yields was 0.5882 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields 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
In 2024, cotton yields in Chad stood at 0.5882 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Chad peaked at 0.9018 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1569 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Chad ranks 82nd of 100 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.3441 tonnes per hectare | 0.1569 tonnes per hectare | 0.5026 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4461 tonnes per hectare | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | 0.5278 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7149 tonnes per hectare | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | 0.9018 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6765 tonnes per hectare | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | 0.7889 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6533 tonnes per hectare | 0.549 tonnes per hectare | 0.7767 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5214 tonnes per hectare | 0.1757 tonnes per hectare | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6246 tonnes per hectare | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | 0.7436 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 cotton yields in Chad?
- Cotton yields in Chad was 0.5882 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 cotton yields recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9018 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1569 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for cotton yields?
- Chad ranks 82nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.