Corn yields in Chad
Chad: Corn yields was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.27 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
143rd
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.24 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
All-time low
0.5267 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 143rd out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Chad, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6258 tonnes per hectare | -37.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8487 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | -40.6% |
| 1978 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7244 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8157 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7802 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7066 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +52.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9831 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9768 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9846 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8383 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1994 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8831 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8911 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9566 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +47.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6991 tonnes per hectare | -50.3% |
| 2000 | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5267 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7128 tonnes per hectare | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9075 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8451 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9613 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9831 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8174 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.27 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.27 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +100.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 143rd out of 171 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.