Land area in hectares in Chad
Chad: Land area in hectares was 125.92 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chad recorded 125.92 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Chad peaked at 126.00 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 125.92 million hectares, in 1975.
Chad ranks 21st of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.00 million hectares | 126.00 million hectares | 126.00 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 125.96 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 126.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 125.92 million hectares | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 2.39 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Chad?
- Land area in hectares in Chad was 125.92 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 126.00 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.92 million hectares in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for land area in hectares?
- Chad ranks 21st out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. 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.