Yields of key staple crops in Chad
Chad: Yields of key staple crops was 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Chad stood at 1.63 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Chad peaked at 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.4923 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
Chad ranks 101st of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.6003 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.9996 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
- Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Chad?
- Yields of key staple crops in Chad was 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4923 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Chad rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Chad ranks 101st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.