Arable land — Area in Chad
Chad: Arable land — Area was 5,300 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Chad is 5,300 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Chad peaked at 5,300 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,897 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Chad 52nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,897 1000 ha | 2,897 1000 ha | 2,897 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,998 1000 ha | 2,897 1000 ha | 3,143 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,158 1000 ha | 3,127 1000 ha | 3,223 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,432 1000 ha | 3,273 1000 ha | 3,600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,820 1000 ha | 3,600 1000 ha | 4,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,975 1000 ha | 4,200 1000 ha | 5,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,300 1000 ha | 5,300 1000 ha | 5,300 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 49 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,054 1000 ha compare
- 50 Philippines 5,590 1000 ha compare
- 51 Belarus 5,520 1000 ha compare
- 53 Caribbean 5,246 1000 ha compare
- 54 Côte d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 55 Iraq 4,904 1000 ha compare
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.26 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Chad?
- Arable land — area in Chad was 5,300 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5,300 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,897 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for arable land — area?
- Chad ranks 52nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Arable 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.