Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Chad
Chad: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.50 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Chad stood at 1.50 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Chad peaked at 1.50 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 301,234 ha, in 1982.
Chad ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 541,800 ha | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 477,700 ha | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 505,300 ha | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 522,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 459,487 ha | -12.1% |
| 1967 | 459,388 ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 501,435 ha | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 514,162 ha | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 485,675 ha | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 480,906 ha | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 454,102 ha | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 455,326 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 466,656 ha | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 530,162 ha | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 517,045 ha | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 484,088 ha | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 472,302 ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 397,273 ha | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 398,485 ha | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 365,799 ha | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 301,234 ha | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 359,260 ha | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 333,974 ha | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 357,453 ha | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 338,047 ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 360,068 ha | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 393,702 ha | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 385,576 ha | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 461,483 ha | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 573,832 ha | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 546,206 ha | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 490,296 ha | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 554,086 ha | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 591,737 ha | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 653,097 ha | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 881,172 ha | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 822,071 ha | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 791,982 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 843,859 ha | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 916,809 ha | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 744,081 ha | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 758,543 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 740,073 ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 924,426 ha | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 836,991 ha | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 758,358 ha | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 860,818 ha | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 913,335 ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million ha | +59.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million ha | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million ha | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million ha | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million ha | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million ha | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million ha | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million ha | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million ha | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.50 million ha | +9.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.50 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 322,934 ha, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.50 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 498,075 ha | 459,388 ha | 541,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 474,354 ha | 397,273 ha | 530,162 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,360 ha | 301,234 ha | 398,485 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 636,596 ha | 461,483 ha | 881,172 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 829,729 ha | 740,073 ha | 924,426 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 1.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 1.50 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2541 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.4 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Chad?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Chad was 1.50 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,234 ha in 1982.
- How does Chad rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Chad ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.