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 Production2007200820092010
Rice Production
FAO 2013
106,379 MT169,764 MT175,000 MT170,000 MT
Wheat Production
FAO 2012
8,393 MT8,100 MT10,613 MT8,200 MT
Maize Production
FAO 2012
201,257 MT225,993 MT209,030 MT200,000 MT
Soybean Production
FAO 2013
MT MT MT MT
Agricultural Exports
Agricultural Exports2006200720082009
Rice Exports
FAO 2013
MT MT MT MT
Wheat Exports
FAO 2012
MT MT MT MT
Maize Exports
FAO 2012
MT MT MT MT
Soybean Exports
FAO 2012
MT MT MT MT
Agricultural Imports
Agricultural Imports2005200620072008
Rice Imports
FAO 2013
5,215 MT1,650 MT528.00 MT746.00 MT
Wheat Imports
FAO 2012
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 2013
MT MT MT MT
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