Agriculture & Rural in Chad

1,409 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Chad.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural land per capita 2.61 hectares per capita 2023 down 28.7% 17th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 1.24 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 63.2% 165th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 3.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 55.4% 171st
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 2.07 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 73.9% 148th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 3.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 55.4% 171st
Fish and seafood production 103,000 tonnes 2022 up 3.0% 89th
Fertilizer consumption 34,586 tonnes 2023 up 72.1% 115th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 16,921 tonnes 2023 up 64.7% 119th
Cropland area 5.34 million hectares 2023 up 6.0% 55th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0001 t per square kilometre 2023 down 2.1% 106th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 106th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 5,366 1000 No 2023 up 38.4% 29th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 88.28 % 2023 down 0.7% 2nd
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 4,372 1000 No 2023 up 36.0% 23rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 71.93 % 2023 down 2.3% 3rd
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 81.48 % 2023 down 1.7% 28th
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 260,855 1000 USD 2024 down 21.9% 15th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 71,322 1000 USD 2024 up 62.8% 26th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.0178 t per square kilometre 2023 up 2.0% 117th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 8.0% 116th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 40.45 % 2023 down 2.4% 138th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 59.55 % 2023 up 1.7% 20th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -19.1 % 2023 down 11.8% 138th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 993.96 1000 No 2023 up 49.6% 47th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 993.96 1000 No 2023 up 49.6% 48th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 18.52 % 2023 up 8.1% 125th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 16.35 % 2023 up 7.4% 38th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 7,737 1000 USD 2024 down 53.8% 80th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 489,034 1000 USD 2024 down 12.4% 11th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 1,199 t 2024 up 144.6% 39th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 11,985 An 2024 up 144.6% 34th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 11,985 An 2024 up 144.6% 34th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.33 No 2024 down 8.3% 23rd
Share of employment in agriculture 71.7% 2025 down 0.9% 4th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 71.7% 2025 down 0.9% 4th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 3.90 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 48.1% 68th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 74.4% 2025 up 0.0% 6th
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 71.7% 2025 down 0.9% 4th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 46,381 t 2024 up 31.0% 34th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 100 kg/An 2024 unchanged 77th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 4,013 1000 Int$ 2024 up 144.5% 36th
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 92.26 2024 down 10.9% 48th
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 66.57 2024 down 37.7% 56th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 44.15 2024 down 51.1% 66th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 31.92 2024 down 65.8% 69th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 415.00 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 16.4% 18th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 6.91 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 6.7% 38th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 142.8 t 2024 up 144.6% 35th
Other pulses n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 47,251 1000 USD 2024 down 2.9% 14th
Wheat — Gross Production Value 1,738 1000 USD 2024 up 108.9% 92nd
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 122.55 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 42.3% 31st
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals 1.25 million An 2024 up 56.9% 32nd
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 7 % 2022 up 75.0% 130th
Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations 10,346 2023 up 60.4% 41st
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 402.04 1000 No 2023 up 46.0% 52nd
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 591.92 1000 No 2023 up 52.2% 42nd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 13.63 % 2023 up 3.8% 116th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 24.49 % 2023 up 12.1% 102nd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 11.1 % 2023 up 2.1% 62nd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 24.09 % 2023 up 13.3% 25th