Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.003 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad stood at 0.003 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 0.0056 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Chad 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.003 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.003 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +34.4% | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +32.9% | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -28.6% | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +25.4% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 119 Australia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Iceland 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Zambia 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Qatar 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Congo 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Paraguay 0.0022 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Chad?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad was 0.003 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.