Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Chad
Chad: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0495 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.0495 ha per person for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.2114 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0478 ha per person, in 1981.
Chad ranks 7th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2114 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2072 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1981 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1859 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1829 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1546 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1542 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1526 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.135 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1277 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1355 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1274 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1116 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1116 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1219 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1353 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1399 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1383 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1187 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.109 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0478 ha per person | -56.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0487 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0745 ha per person | +52.7% |
| 1984 | 0.066 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0884 ha per person | +34.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0895 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0748 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0617 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0744 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0734 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.081 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0808 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0748 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0906 ha per person | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0952 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0788 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0959 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0897 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0784 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0754 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0897 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0765 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0735 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.066 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0767 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.089 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0746 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0761 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0769 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1142 ha per person | +48.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0808 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0876 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0799 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0772 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0733 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0788 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0734 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0705 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0671 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0671 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0634 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.062 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0571 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0495 ha per person | -13.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0495 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 4.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0495 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 4.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1758 ha per person | 0.135 ha per person | 0.2114 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1268 ha per person | 0.1116 ha per person | 0.1399 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0735 ha per person | 0.0478 ha per person | 0.109 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0839 ha per person | 0.0734 ha per person | 0.0959 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0774 ha per person | 0.066 ha per person | 0.0897 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0803 ha per person | 0.0671 ha per person | 0.1142 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 ha per person | 0.0495 ha per person | 0.0671 ha per person | 5 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Chad?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Chad was 0.0495 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2114 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0478 ha per person in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — 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.