Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Chad
Chad: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0127 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Chad stood at 0.0127 ha per person.
The figure is up 39.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.0159 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 ha per person, in 1985.
That places Chad 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.007 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0087 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.011 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0144 ha per person | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0138 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0106 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 ha per person | -64.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 ha per person | +192.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0111 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0089 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 ha per person | -54.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 ha per person | +43.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 ha per person | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.011 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0114 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0112 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0102 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.011 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0159 ha per person | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.011 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0127 ha per person | +39.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0127 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0127 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +192.2% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0127 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Chad?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Chad was 0.0127 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 1985.
- How does Chad rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Chad ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.