Land area equipped for irrigation in Chad
Chad: Land area equipped for irrigation was 30,000 hectares in 2011. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Chad, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chad recorded 30,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Chad peaked at 30,000 hectares in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Chad 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,444 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,900 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,200 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 24,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,400 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 24 Eswatini, Kingdom of 50,000 hectares compare
- 25 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 45,000 hectares compare
- 26 Ghana 34,000 hectares compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 30,000 hectares compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 30,000 hectares compare
- 30 Cameroon 29,000 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture share gdp 36.34 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 36.34 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco β Production 178.02 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Chad?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Chad was 30,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 hectares in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Chad ranks 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.