Chad is a land-locked, low-income, food-deficit country, ranked163th out of 169 countries in the 2010 UNDP Human Development Index (WFP). It ranks among the poorest nations in the world, with 55 percent of its 11.2 million citizens living below the poverty line and 36 percent living in extreme poverty (World Bank).

Agricultural Production
Agricultural Production2006200720082009
Rice Production
FAO 2008
183,946 MT201,257 MT169,764 MT MT
Wheat Production
FAO 2008
1,865 MT8,393 MT8,100 MT MT
Maize Production
FAO 2008
183,946 MT201,257 MT225,993 MT MT
Soybean Production
FAO 2010
MT MT MT MT
Agricultural Exports
Agricultural Exports2005200620072008
Rice Exports
FAO 2008
MT MT MT MT
Wheat Exports
FAO 2008
MT MT MT MT
Maize Exports
FAO 2008
MT MT MT MT
Soybean Exports
FAO 2008
MT MT MT MT
Agricultural Imports
Agricultural Imports2005200620072008
Rice Imports
FAO 2008
5,215 MT1,650 MT528.00 MT746.00 MT
Wheat Imports
FAO 2008
10,770 MT35,600 MT17,690 MT26,783 MT
Maize Imports
FAO 2008
13,886 MT5,930 MT7,012 MT8,755 MT
Soybean Imports
FAO 2008
MT MT MT MT