Co2 intensity in Chad
Chad: Co2 intensity was 0.1161 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Co2 intensity in Chad, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Chad is 0.1161, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Chad peaked at 0.1161 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0139, in 1950.
That places Chad 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0139 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0179 | +28.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0224 | +25.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0182 | -18.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0186 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0177 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0222 | +25.5% |
| 1957 | 0.023 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0254 | +10.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0212 | -16.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0185 | -12.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0171 | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0266 | +56.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0294 | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0326 | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0348 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0281 | -19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0387 | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0414 | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0501 | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.038 | -24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.045 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0389 | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0544 | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0447 | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0464 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0471 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0551 | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0543 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0716 | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0792 | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0888 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0827 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0715 | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0716 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0552 | -22.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0541 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0554 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 | -69.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0262 | +52.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0934 | +256.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0915 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0919 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0945 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0921 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0926 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0931 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.089 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0842 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0854 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0871 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0798 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0761 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1088 | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0821 | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0765 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0784 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0741 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0572 | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0714 | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0622 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0641 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0909 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0892 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0944 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1012 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1019 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1014 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0946 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.099 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1135 | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1161 | +2.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.1161 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1236, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.1161 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +256.2% | 0.0262 | 0.0934 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0201 | 0.0139 | 0.0254 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0317 | 0.0171 | 0.0501 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0496 | 0.038 | 0.0716 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0602 | 0.0172 | 0.0888 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0908 | 0.0842 | 0.0945 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0791 | 0.0572 | 0.1088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0881 | 0.0622 | 0.1019 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1095 | 0.099 | 0.1161 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Chad?
- Co2 intensity in Chad was 0.1161 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1161 in 2022.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for co2 intensity?
- Chad ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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