Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Chad

Chad: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 35.74 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
35.74 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 208 countries
All-time high
35.74 percent
in 1975
All-time low
35.71 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Chad, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Chad is 35.74 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Chad peaked at 35.74 percent in 1975 and was at its lowest, 35.71 percent, in 1961.

Chad ranks 40th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.71 percent 35.71 percent 35.71 percent 9
1970s 35.73 percent 35.71 percent 35.74 percent 10
1980s 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 10
1990s 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 10
2000s 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 10
2010s 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 10
2020s 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 35.74 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Chad?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Chad was 35.74 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 35.74 percent in 1975.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 35.71 percent in 1961.
How does Chad rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Chad ranks 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).