Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Chad
Chad: Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Chad, 1961–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Chad is 5.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Chad peaked at 33.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -21.4%, in 1979.
Chad ranks 44th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4% | — |
| 1962 | 5.4% | +283.5% |
| 1963 | -1.6% | -129.8% |
| 1964 | -2.5% | +57.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -124.1% |
| 1966 | -1.8% | -398.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -142.5% |
| 1968 | -0.5% | -159.6% |
| 1969 | 6.9% | -1605.0% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -73.0% |
| 1971 | -2.2% | -220.9% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -151.1% |
| 1973 | -8.4% | -829.0% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -159.2% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +81.6% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | -66.9% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -25.0% |
| 1978 | -0.5% | -121.0% |
| 1979 | -21.4% | +4465.5% |
| 1980 | -6.0% | -71.8% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -117.2% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +412.7% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +193.2% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -86.9% |
| 1985 | 21.8% | +963.6% |
| 1986 | -4.1% | -118.7% |
| 1987 | -2.4% | -41.5% |
| 1988 | 15.5% | -748.1% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -68.4% |
| 1990 | -4.2% | -185.5% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -304.3% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | -15.7% | -296.3% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -164.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -87.8% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +79.1% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +155.3% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +23.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7% | -109.8% |
| 2000 | -0.9% | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -1425.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +73.4% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +128.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -48.5% |
| 2006 | -0.5% | -103.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -873.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -26.6% |
| 2009 | -1.4% | -145.7% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1071.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -67.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +101.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -68.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +60.2% |
| 2016 | -4.1% | -224.8% |
| 2017 | -1.6% | -60.8% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -454.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | -107.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -174.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +1307.3% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +23.8% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +12.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.6%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -4465.5% | -0.5% | -21.4% |
| 1969 | +1605.0% | -0.5% | 6.9% |
| 2001 | +1425.3% | -0.9% | 11.7% |
| 2022 | +1307.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | +1071.0% | -1.4% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | -2.5% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.0% | -21.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | -6.0% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -15.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | -1.4% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -4.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -0.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 43 Mali 5.6% compare
- 45 Cambodia 5.3% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 5.3% compare
- 47 Malaysia 5.2% compare
More climate change data for Chad
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 24.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,920 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,959 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,960 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 60.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 675.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 403.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 271.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Chad?
- Annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Chad was 5.6% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.4% in 1979.
- How does Chad rank for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions?
- Chad ranks 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.