Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Chad
Chad: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Chad, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Chad stood at 3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Chad peaked at 5.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1981.
That places Chad 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -89.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -45.4% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +3756.2% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -73.4% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -23.5% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +196.8% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +32.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -44.4% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +91.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +32.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -31.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 3.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 3.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +3756.2% | 0.1% | 4.7% |
| 1986 | +196.8% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| 1995 | +91.5% | 2.3% | 4.4% |
| 1980 | -89.4% | 2.1% | 0.2% |
| 1984 | -73.4% | 5.0% | 1.3% |
| 1981 | -45.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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, population and co₂ emissions in Chad?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Chad was 3.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.