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.