Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Chad
Chad: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chad is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.0007 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Chad 115th out of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 17% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +29.9% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 1999 | +28.3% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
| 2008 | -31.0% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chad?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chad was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Chad ranks 115th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.