Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad
Chad: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1614 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad stood at 0.1614 hectares per person.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad peaked at 0.41 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 hectares per person, in 1982.
That places Chad 29th out of 181 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.41 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4023 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3864 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3664 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.36 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3105 hectares per person | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.309 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3012 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2694 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2571 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2747 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2582 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.229 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2255 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.245 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2717 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2733 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2818 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2481 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.123 hectares per person | -47.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1227 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1728 hectares per person | +40.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1397 hectares per person | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2216 hectares per person | +58.7% |
| 1986 | 0.207 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.182 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1956 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.193 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1798 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2115 hectares per person | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2066 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.232 hectares per person | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 0.22 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.197 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2208 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2375 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2259 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2057 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2365 hectares per person | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1982 hectares per person | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2062 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1822 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2356 hectares per person | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2434 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2226 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2167 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2222 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3458 hectares per person | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2056 hectares per person | -40.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2569 hectares per person | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2264 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2088 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2251 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2107 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2095 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1978 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.193 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1805 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1794 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.167 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1614 hectares per person | -3.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.1614 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.1614 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +58.7% | 0.1397 hectares per person | 0.2216 hectares per person |
| 2010 | +55.6% | 0.2222 hectares per person | 0.3458 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3461 hectares per person | 0.2694 hectares per person | 0.41 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2564 hectares per person | 0.2255 hectares per person | 0.2818 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1789 hectares per person | 0.1227 hectares per person | 0.2321 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2117 hectares per person | 0.1798 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2169 hectares per person | 0.1822 hectares per person | 0.2434 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2319 hectares per person | 0.1978 hectares per person | 0.3458 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1762 hectares per person | 0.1614 hectares per person | 0.193 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Chad was 0.1614 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 hectares per person in 1982.
- How does Chad rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Chad ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.