Chad vs France: Methane emissions
Chad
73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
France
62.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chad rank
24th
France rank
27th
Methane emissions over time
- Chad
- France
How they compare
Chad currently reports 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 62.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in France, a difference of 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
Chad ranks 24th and France ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and France in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1860s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1870s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1880s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1890s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1900s | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1910s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1920s | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1930s | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1940s | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1950s | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1960s | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1970s | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1980s | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 1990s | 17.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 2000s | 28.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 2010s | 46.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | France |
| 2020s | 67.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Chad or France?
- Chad, at 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 62.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Chad and France?
- 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and France?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and France rank globally for methane emissions?
- Chad ranks 24th and France ranks 27th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.