Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Chad
Chad: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 39.98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Chad is 39.98 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Chad peaked at 39.98 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.02 %, in 1961.
That places Chad 115th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.02 % | — |
| 1962 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 38.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 38.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 38.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 38.24 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 38.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.28 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 38.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.3 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 38.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.36 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 38.39 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 38.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.62 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.78 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 38.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.86 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.46 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 39.74 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.98 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.98 % | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 39.98 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39 %, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 39.98 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.02 % | 38.02 % | 38.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.11 % | 38.02 % | 38.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.26 % | 38.24 % | 38.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.48 % | 38.36 % | 38.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8 % | 38.62 % | 38.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.72 % | 39.1 % | 39.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.98 % | 39.98 % | 39.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Chad?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Chad was 39.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 39.98 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.02 % in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Chad ranks 115th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.