Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0256 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.0256 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 0.032 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 2006.
Chad ranks 54th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2001 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -91.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +715.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -71.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +5020.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +351.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | +152.8% |
| 2017 | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet 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 | +5020.7% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +715.2% | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +351.4% | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +152.8% | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0314 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Mali 0.0301 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 0.0295 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 South Africa 0.0238 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Liberia 0.0227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Sudan 0.0194 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chad was 0.0256 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.032 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Chad rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet 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
Sweet 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.