Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Chad
Chad: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 136,000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Chad stood at 136,000 ha.
The figure is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Chad peaked at 386,300 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 80,000 ha, in 2009.
That places Chad 28th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 298,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 338,800 ha | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 282,200 ha | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 289,300 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 296,300 ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 299,487 ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 298,388 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 295,435 ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 291,162 ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 301,575 ha | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 301,906 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 275,576 ha | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 269,026 ha | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 272,156 ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 331,962 ha | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 315,045 ha | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 281,588 ha | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 267,302 ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 179,773 ha | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 166,485 ha | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 133,899 ha | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 137,734 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 175,760 ha | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 141,937 ha | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 147,368 ha | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 124,080 ha | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 147,730 ha | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 199,400 ha | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 184,794 ha | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 206,470 ha | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 283,410 ha | +37.3% |
| 1992 | 199,447 ha | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 158,400 ha | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 203,470 ha | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 207,500 ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 270,048 ha | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 386,300 ha | +43.0% |
| 1998 | 296,666 ha | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 317,353 ha | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 280,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 317,353 ha | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 280,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 255,000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 300,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 310,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 175,000 ha | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 180,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 180,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80,000 ha | -55.6% |
| 2010 | 150,000 ha | +87.5% |
| 2011 | 175,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 185,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 210,000 ha | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 260,000 ha | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 290,000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 315,000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 120,000 ha | -61.9% |
| 2018 | 207,000 ha | +72.5% |
| 2019 | 240,000 ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 230,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 295,000 ha | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 260,000 ha | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 195,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 136,000 ha | -30.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 136,000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 40,642 ha, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 136,000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 6.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 298,797 ha | 282,200 ha | 338,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 279,591 ha | 179,773 ha | 331,962 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,919 ha | 124,080 ha | 199,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,906 ha | 158,400 ha | 386,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 235,735 ha | 80,000 ha | 317,353 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,200 ha | 120,000 ha | 315,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,200 ha | 136,000 ha | 295,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 25 Zimbabwe 159,250 ha compare
- 26 Mexico 140,037 ha compare
- 26 Caribbean 36,611 ha compare
- 27 Philippines 138,288 ha compare
- 29 Tajikistan 123,037 ha compare
- 30 Central African Republic 119,298 ha compare
- 31 France 115,876 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Chad?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Chad was 136,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 386,300 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 ha in 2009.
- How does Chad rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Chad ranks 28th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.