Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad
Chad: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.002 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad is 0.002, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad peaked at 0.0038 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1962.
Chad ranks 166th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 | +97.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 | +48.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 | +35.5% |
| 1971 | 0.002 | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.003 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.002 | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.002 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.002 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.002 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.002 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.002 | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.002 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0097, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.002 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0218, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +97.8% | 0.0004 | 0.0008 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 | 0.0004 | 0.0012 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 | 0.0017 | 0.0029 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 | 0.0028 | 0.0038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 | 0.0018 | 0.0028 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 | 0.0017 | 0.0021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 | 0.0013 | 0.002 | 10 |
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Chad was 0.002 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 in 1982.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1962.
- How does Chad rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Chad ranks 166th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.