Food exports in Chad
Chad: Food exports was 16.2% in 1975. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Chad, 1962–1975
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Chad recorded 16.2% for food exports in 1975.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Chad peaked at 23.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1968.
That places Chad 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 1975, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Food exports in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.8% | — |
| 1963 | 16.1% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | -30.1% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | -27.3% |
| 1968 | 8.6% | -22.5% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | +27.6% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | +105.4% |
| 1971 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 18.4% | -22.7% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 16.2% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 8.6% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 16.2% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 99 Belarus 16.6%
- 100 Haiti 16.4% compare
- 101 Netherlands 16.4% compare
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 15.9%
- 104 French Polynesia 15.8% compare
- 105 Cambodia 15.2% compare
More private sector data for Chad
- Merchandise trade 28.9% (2025)
- Food imports 24.3% (1995)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (1995)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 7.7% (1975)
- Merchandise exports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 190.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 104.74 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Chad?
- Food exports in Chad was 16.2% in 1975, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1968.
- How does Chad rank for food exports?
- Chad ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 1975.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.