Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Chad
Chad: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0153 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chad is 0.0153 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.0252 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per person, in 1974.
Chad ranks 54th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 ha per person | +87.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0053 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 ha per person | +53.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 ha per person | -80.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 ha per person | +73.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 ha per person | +96.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 ha per person | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 ha per person | -42.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 ha per person | +94.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 ha per person | +47.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 ha per person | +58.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0106 ha per person | +36.1% |
| 1993 | 0.011 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0189 ha per person | +71.5% |
| 1995 | 0.01 ha per person | -47.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0161 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.01 ha per person | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 ha per person | +127.4% |
| 2002 | 0.013 ha per person | -42.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 ha per person | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0161 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0205 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0214 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0191 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0252 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0249 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0212 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0197 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0166 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 ha per person | -8.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0153 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0153 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +127.4% | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0197 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chad?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chad was 0.0153 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0252 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per person in 1974.
- How does Chad rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Chad ranks 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.