Cropland — Area per capita in Chad
Chad: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.26 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Chad is 0.26 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Chad peaked at 0.93 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.26 ha/cap, in 2024.
Chad ranks 68th of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.93 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.91 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.89 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.88 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.86 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.84 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.83 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.81 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.79 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.78 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.76 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.74 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.73 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.72 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.72 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.73 ha/cap | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.72 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.71 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.66 ha/cap | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.63 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.59 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.52 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.46 ha/cap | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.47 ha/cap | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.44 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.35 ha/cap | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 ha/cap | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.37 ha/cap | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.26 ha/cap | -7.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.26 ha/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.26 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.86 ha/cap | 0.79 ha/cap | 0.93 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.731 ha/cap | 0.7 ha/cap | 0.78 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.626 ha/cap | 0.56 ha/cap | 0.7 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.494 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.383 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.347 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.288 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 68 Cambodia 0.26 ha/cap compare
- 70 Cook Islands 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 Kiribati 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 Lesotho 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 Mozambique 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 70 North Macedonia 0.25 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Chad?
- Cropland — area per capita in Chad was 0.26 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Chad ranks 68th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.