Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Chad

Employment in agriculture in Chad in 2025 — 71.7%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.9 pp.

2025 71.7% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 182
Period maximum 83.6%1991
Period minimum 70.2%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Chad, 1991–20257075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 83.6%1992: 83.5%1993: 83.4%1994: 82.9%1995: 82.6%1996: 82.3%1997: 81.9%1998: 81.5%1999: 81.1%2000: 80.8%2001: 80.3%2002: 79.8%2003: 79.3%2004: 78.9%2005: 78.3%2006: 77.9%2007: 77.4%2008: 77%2009: 76.2%2010: 75.7%2011: 75.2%2012: 74.5%2013: 73.7%2014: 73%2015: 72.4%2016: 71.9%2017: 71.1%2018: 70.4%2019: 70.2%2020: 71.7%2021: 72.1%2022: 72.2%2023: 71.9%2024: 71.9%2025: 71.7%
Change over the period: −11.9 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chad

Chad 71.7%
World 25.8%
Middle Africa computed 55%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 71.7 −0.1 pp
2024 71.9 −0.1 pp
2023 71.9 −0.3 pp
2022 72.2 +0.1 pp
2021 72.1 +0.4 pp
2020 71.7 +1.5 pp
2019 70.2 −0.2 pp
2018 70.4 −0.7 pp
2017 71.1 −0.7 pp
2016 71.9 −0.5 pp
2015 72.4 −0.6 pp
2014 73 −0.7 pp
2013 73.7 −0.9 pp
2012 74.5 −0.7 pp
2011 75.2 −0.5 pp
2010 75.7 −0.5 pp
2009 76.2 −0.8 pp
2008 77 −0.5 pp
2007 77.4 −0.5 pp
2006 77.9 −0.4 pp
2005 78.3 −0.6 pp
2004 78.9 −0.4 pp
2003 79.3 −0.5 pp
2002 79.8 −0.5 pp
2001 80.3 −0.5 pp
2000 80.8 −0.4 pp
1999 81.1 −0.4 pp
1998 81.5 −0.4 pp
1997 81.9 −0.4 pp
1996 82.3 −0.3 pp
1995 82.6 −0.3 pp
1994 82.9 −0.4 pp
1993 83.4 −0.1 pp
1992 83.5 −0.1 pp
1991 83.6 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.