Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8765 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad is 0.8765 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 1.12 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1715 ha per square kilometre, in 1981.
Chad ranks 21st of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5222 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5222 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5095 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4881 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4897 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4222 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4294 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4333 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3913 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3778 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4095 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3937 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3612 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4034 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4566 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4813 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4844 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4249 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1835 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2944 ha per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2643 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3576 ha per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3734 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3231 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2758 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3439 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.399 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4155 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3937 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4881 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5362 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4638 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5841 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5652 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.512 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5096 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6269 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5536 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5541 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5202 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.629 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7571 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6561 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6935 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7259 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8189 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9195 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.869 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8699 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8532 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9461 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9113 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9044 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8891 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9176 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.897 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9085 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8765 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.8765 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.8765 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +60.5% | 0.1835 ha per square kilometre | 0.2944 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4675 ha per square kilometre | 0.3913 ha per square kilometre | 0.5222 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4146 ha per square kilometre | 0.3532 ha per square kilometre | 0.4844 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2978 ha per square kilometre | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4706 ha per square kilometre | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | 0.5841 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6226 ha per square kilometre | 0.5096 ha per square kilometre | 0.7571 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9098 ha per square kilometre | 0.8189 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8999 ha per square kilometre | 0.8765 ha per square kilometre | 0.9176 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad was 0.8765 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.