Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad
Chad: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 252 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad is 252, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad peaked at 334 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44, in 1981.
Chad ranks 25th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 84 | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 77 | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 72 | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 80 | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 91 | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 88 | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 44 | -46.3% |
| 1982 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 67 | +45.7% |
| 1984 | 55 | -17.9% |
| 1985 | 89 | +61.8% |
| 1986 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 78 | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 86 | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 103 | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 105 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 97 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 123 | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 121 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 114 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 133 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 148 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 146 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 138 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 163 | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 142 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 160 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 142 | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 191 | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 200 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 193 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 195 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 207 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 334 | +61.4% |
| 2011 | 206 | -38.3% |
| 2012 | 266 | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 250 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 252 | +0.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 252 is above the median for low income countries, which is 178, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 252 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 | +61.8% | 55 | 89 |
| 2010 | +61.4% | 207 | 334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.89 | 77 | 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.9 | 72 | 97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72 | 44 | 89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.4 | 84 | 148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 173.1 | 138 | 207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 261.6 | 206 | 334 | 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 use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chad was 252 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 334 in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Chad ranks 25th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).