Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1549 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1549 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
39th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.3068 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.0635 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.1549 ha per square kilometre for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 0.3068 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 ha per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Chad 39th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2366 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2689 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.224 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2296 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2352 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2377 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2368 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2345 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2311 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2393 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2396 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2187 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2135 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2161 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2236 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2123 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1396 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1127 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0985 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1173 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1468 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.164 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1616 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2145 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3068 ha per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2356 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2224 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2025 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2382 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1429 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 2011 | 0.139 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1469 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1668 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2065 ha per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2303 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1827 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2065 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1549 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.1549 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1379 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.1549 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0884 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | 0.224 ha per square kilometre | 0.2689 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | 0.2636 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1238 ha per square kilometre | 0.0985 ha per square kilometre | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2008 ha per square kilometre | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | 0.3068 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1872 ha per square kilometre | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1709 ha per square kilometre | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | 0.1549 ha per square kilometre | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 36 Belarus 0.1749 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Eswatini 0.1631 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Gambia 0.1551 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Afghanistan 0.1436 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Ecuador 0.1426 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Mozambique 0.1323 ha per square kilometre 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad was 0.1549 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3068 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Chad rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 39th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.