Corn yields in Chad
Chad: Corn yields was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn yields in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn yields in Chad is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Chad peaked at 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5267 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Chad 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.6258 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8403 tonnes per hectare | 0.7066 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6991 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8871 tonnes per hectare | 0.5267 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
- Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Chad?
- Corn yields in Chad was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5267 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Chad rank for corn yields?
- Chad ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.