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Chad · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 20 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

4th of 158 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture shareChad's agriculture share fell from 37.5 % in 1996 to 36.3 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202520%25%30%35%40%45%36.3 %

Chad's agriculture share fell from 37.5 % in 1996 to 36.3 % in 2025.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

4th of 182 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Chad's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 82.3 % in 1996 to 71.7 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202565%70%75%80%85%71.7 %

Chad's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 82.3 % in 1996 to 71.7 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

21st of 197 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Resource rentsChad's resource rents rose from 7.2 % in 1992 to 21.3 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%10%20%30%40%21.3 %

Chad's resource rents rose from 7.2 % in 1992 to 21.3 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

96th of 209 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural land (% of land area)Chad's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 38.5 % in 1994 to 40.0 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202038%39%39%40%40%41%40.0 %

Chad's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 38.5 % in 1994 to 40.0 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

144th of 206 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Arable land (% of land area)Chad's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.7 % in 1994 to 4.2 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520203%3%4%4%5%4.2 %

Chad's arable land (% of land area) rose from 2.7 % in 1994 to 4.2 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

33rd of 206 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Arable land (hectares per person)Chad's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.300.400.500 ha

Chad's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.

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