Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Chad

Chad: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4339 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4339
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
78th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1981
All-time low
0.3215
in 2012
Years of data
55
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Chad, 1961–2023

0.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Chad stood at 0.4339.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Chad peaked at 1.1 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3215, in 2012.

That places Chad 78th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8788 0.8112 1 9
1970s 0.9433 0.8722 1.03 10
1980s 0.9188 0.7519 1.1 10
1990s 0.6877 0.57 0.8055 2
2000s 0.541 0.479 0.6077 10
2010s 0.4176 0.3215 0.5421 10
2020s 0.4243 0.4137 0.4339 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 75 Greece 0.4609 compare
  2. 76 Hong Kong 0.4524 compare
  3. 77 Romania 0.4411 compare
  4. 79 Seychelles 0.4301 compare
  5. 80 Denmark 0.4247 compare
  6. 81 Iraq 0.4155 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Chad?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Chad was 0.4339 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1981.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3215 in 2012.
How does Chad rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Chad ranks 78th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).