Arable land in Chad
Chad: Arable land was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Chad is 4.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Chad peaked at 4.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1961.
That places Chad 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 15.21 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.28 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 826.9 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.71 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Chad?
- Arable land in Chad was 4.2% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for arable land?
- Chad ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.