Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad
Chad: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 71.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad stood at 71.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad peaked at 83.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2019.
That places Chad 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.6% | — |
| 1992 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 81.1% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 76.2% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 70.2% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.7% | 72.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Burundi 85.3% compare
- 2 Mozambique 73.0% compare
- 3 Niger 73.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.2% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.6% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 66.1% 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 employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Chad was 71.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).