Agriculture — Area in Chad
Chad: Agriculture — Area was 50,338 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Chad recorded 50,338 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Chad peaked at 50,338 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47,900 1000 ha, in 1961.
Chad ranks 21st of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,900 1000 ha | 47,900 1000 ha | 47,900 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,003 1000 ha | 47,900 1000 ha | 48,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,179 1000 ha | 48,150 1000 ha | 48,248 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,458 1000 ha | 48,299 1000 ha | 48,628 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,850 1000 ha | 48,628 1000 ha | 49,033 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,011 1000 ha | 49,234 1000 ha | 50,337 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,337 1000 ha | 50,337 1000 ha | 50,338 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Chad
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 30.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 35.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 89.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 45,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 37.48 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.53 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,300 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Chad?
- Agriculture — area in Chad was 50,338 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 50,338 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,900 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for agriculture — area?
- Chad ranks 21st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.