Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad
Chad: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad peaked at 8.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1993.
That places Chad 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 8.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 8.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Chad ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.