Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Chad
Chad: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield was 6,720 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — yield in Chad stood at 6,720 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield in Chad peaked at 12,242 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,801 kg/ha, in 1994.
Chad ranks 162nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield in Chad, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,686 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,635 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 5,712 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 5,589 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 5,363 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 5,039 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 4,754 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 4,534 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 4,396 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 4,366 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 4,387 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 4,427 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4,207 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 4,258 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 4,535 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 4,645 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4,731 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 4,764 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 4,807 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4,994 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 5,106 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5,148 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5,187 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5,288 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5,530 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 5,516 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 5,333 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 5,592 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 5,496 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5,528 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 4,186 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 4,057 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 4,310 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 3,801 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 3,954 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4,006 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5,266 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 4,916 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 6,545 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 8,654 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 2001 | 10,960 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 10,705 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12,242 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 8,500 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 2005 | 10,843 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 5,865 kg/ha | -45.9% |
| 2007 | 5,632 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 5,695 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4,646 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 5,594 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 9,219 kg/ha | +64.8% |
| 2012 | 10,346 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 6,602 kg/ha | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 6,910 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5,641 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 8,709 kg/ha | +54.4% |
| 2017 | 6,895 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 7,027 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6,838 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 7,172 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7,117 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,938 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,886 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6,720 kg/ha | -2.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 6,720 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,819 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 6,720 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,054 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +64.8% | 5,594 kg/ha | 9,219 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +54.4% | 5,641 kg/ha | 8,709 kg/ha |
| 2006 | -45.9% | 10,843 kg/ha | 5,865 kg/ha |
| 2013 | -36.2% | 10,346 kg/ha | 6,602 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,190 kg/ha | 4,396 kg/ha | 5,712 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,513 kg/ha | 4,207 kg/ha | 4,807 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,319 kg/ha | 4,994 kg/ha | 5,592 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,657 kg/ha | 3,801 kg/ha | 6,545 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,374 kg/ha | 4,646 kg/ha | 12,242 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,378 kg/ha | 5,594 kg/ha | 10,346 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,967 kg/ha | 6,720 kg/ha | 7,172 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 159 Tuvalu 7,070 kg/ha compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 6,974 kg/ha compare
- 161 Ethiopia PDR 6,784 kg/ha compare
- 163 Cuba 6,716 kg/ha compare
- 164 Burkina Faso 6,702 kg/ha compare
- 165 Nigeria 6,458 kg/ha 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 roots and tubers, total — yield in Chad?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield in Chad was 6,720 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 12,242 kg/ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,801 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Chad rank for roots and tubers, total — yield?
- Chad ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield. 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.