Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 71.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Chad is 71.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 83.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2019.
That places Chad 4th out of 186 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.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 71.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 71.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 Laos 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 share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 71.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita 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, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.