Cotton yields in Chad
Chad: Cotton yields was 0.5882 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5882 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
83rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.9018 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.1569 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 83rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Chad, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1569 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2788 tonnes per hectare | +77.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3717 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3426 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.293 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4097 tonnes per hectare | +39.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3406 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5026 tonnes per hectare | +47.6% |
| 1969 | 0.401 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3593 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3775 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4252 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5278 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5243 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4678 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4449 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.512 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5078 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5332 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7414 tonnes per hectare | +39.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9018 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6934 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6749 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7205 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8637 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6894 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8165 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7749 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6281 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7704 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.759 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7889 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6821 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 0.587 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6302 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.549 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7767 tonnes per hectare | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7023 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5657 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4242 tonnes per hectare | -37.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5195 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5405 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4589 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6294 tonnes per hectare | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.658 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4545 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1757 tonnes per hectare | -61.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare | +331.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6324 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5812 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7436 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.5882 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.5882 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 66% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +331.2% | 0.1757 tonnes per hectare | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 83rd out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.