What is land area in Chad?

Land area in Chad was 1.26 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Chad?

The highest recorded value was 1.26 million sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Chad?

The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million sq. km in 1975.

How does Chad rank for land area?

Chad ranks 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Chad?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Chad data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Chad

Name: Land area in Chad
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Chad: Land area was 1.26 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1.26 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

21st

of 216 countries

All-time high

1.26 million sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

1.26 million sq. km

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Chad, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Chad stood at 1.26 million sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Chad peaked at 1.26 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million sq. km, in 1975.

That places Chad 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	9
1970s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	10
1980s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	10
1990s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	10
2000s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	10
2010s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	10
2020s	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	1.26 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Chad

18 Mongolia 1.56 million sq. km compare
19 Peru 1.28 million sq. km compare
20 Niger 1.27 million sq. km compare
22 Angola 1.25 million sq. km compare
23 Mali 1.22 million sq. km compare
24 South Africa 1.21 million sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Chad?: Land area in Chad was 1.26 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Chad?: The highest recorded value was 1.26 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Chad?: The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million sq. km in 1975.
How does Chad rank for land area?: Chad ranks 21st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Chad?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chad data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.