Crop yields in Chad
Chad: Crop yields was 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.63 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
101st
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.6 tonnes per hectare
in 1974
All-time low
0.4923 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2024
Crop 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, crop yields in Chad stood at 1.63 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Chad peaked at 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.4923 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
That places Chad 101st out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop yields in Chad, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1964 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -48.4% |
| 1969 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 1970 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +34.7% |
| 1974 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +54.3% |
| 1975 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -46.7% |
| 1977 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1978 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -44.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6003 tonnes per hectare | -34.0% |
| 1985 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +98.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7433 tonnes per hectare | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +53.4% |
| 1993 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9996 tonnes per hectare | -55.2% |
| 1996 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +125.1% |
| 1997 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +86.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | -80.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +407.8% |
| 2013 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -50.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.63 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +407.8% | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.6003 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.9996 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 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 crop yields in Chad?
- Crop yields in Chad was 1.63 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 crop yields recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4923 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Chad rank for crop yields?
- Chad ranks 101st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.