Non-agricultural population in Chad
Chad: Non-agricultural population was 4.33 million FAO, number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Non-agricultural population in Chad, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Chad recorded 4.33 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Chad peaked at 4.33 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 656,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Chad ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 805,700 FAO, number | 656,000 FAO, number | 983,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million FAO, number | 1.03 million FAO, number | 1.88 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 million FAO, number | 2.02 million FAO, number | 3.63 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 million FAO, number | 3.85 million FAO, number | 4.33 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More environment data for Chad
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 69.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9648 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 75.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0083 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Chad?
- Non-agricultural population in Chad was 4.33 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 656,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Chad rank for non-agricultural population?
- Chad ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.