Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Chad
Chad: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 10.53 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 10.53 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Chad peaked at 10.53 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.05 %, in 1961.
Chad ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 6.05 % | 6.05 % | 6.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.25 % | 6.05 % | 6.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 % | 6.49 % | 6.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.08 % | 6.78 % | 7.4 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.82 % | 7.4 % | 8.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.94 % | 8.53 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 — Area 5,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.26 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Chad?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Chad was 10.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 % in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Chad ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.