Chad vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chad
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
1.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
83rd
Greece rank
80th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chad
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.37 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Chad, a difference of 140.02 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 83rd and Greece ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121.98 million tonnes | 56.51 million tonnes | 65.47 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 327.24 million tonnes | 164.46 million tonnes | 162.78 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 375.23 million tonnes | 284.23 million tonnes | 91.00 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 391.31 million tonnes | 420.60 million tonnes | 29.30 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1890s | 390.79 million tonnes | 568.28 million tonnes | 177.49 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 369.09 million tonnes | 708.64 million tonnes | 339.54 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 345.45 million tonnes | 828.09 million tonnes | 482.64 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 340.95 million tonnes | 963.63 million tonnes | 622.68 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 377.97 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 783.51 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 438.64 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 914.85 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 526.79 million tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 972.26 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 616.66 million tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 995.05 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 665.19 million tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 719.35 million tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | 990.39 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 785.28 million tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 940.59 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 892.84 million tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 780.67 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 441.74 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 194.49 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chad or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.37 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chad and Greece?
- 140.02 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chad ranks 83rd and Greece ranks 80th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.