Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Chad
Chad: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0652 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0652 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
17th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4049 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0652 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chad stood at 0.0652 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.4049 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0652 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Chad 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4049 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3968 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3888 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.381 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3734 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3662 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3591 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3521 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3451 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.338 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3309 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3236 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3161 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3089 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3022 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2962 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2907 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2854 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2795 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2789 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2785 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2657 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2529 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2496 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2471 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2398 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2315 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2238 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2164 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2105 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2029 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1945 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1899 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1856 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1776 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1699 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1642 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1586 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1531 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1479 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.143 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1381 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1327 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1269 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1219 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1176 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1136 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1097 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1059 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1023 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0987 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0953 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.092 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0887 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.086 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0833 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0806 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0779 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0755 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0706 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0682 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0652 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0146 Square kilometres per person, 4.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0652 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 4.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3742 Square kilometres per person | 0.3451 Square kilometres per person | 0.4049 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3072 Square kilometres per person | 0.2795 Square kilometres per person | 0.338 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2484 Square kilometres per person | 0.2164 Square kilometres per person | 0.2789 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1807 Square kilometres per person | 0.1531 Square kilometres per person | 0.2105 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1257 Square kilometres per person | 0.1059 Square kilometres per person | 0.1479 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.088 Square kilometres per person | 0.0755 Square kilometres per person | 0.1023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | 0.0652 Square kilometres per person | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 14 Gabon 0.1037 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Bolivia 0.0885 Square kilometres per person compare
- 16 Norway 0.066 Square kilometres per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 0.0638 Square kilometres per person compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 0.0638 Square kilometres per person compare
- 20 New Caledonia 0.0631 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chad?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chad was 0.0652 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4049 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Chad ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.