Carbon intensity of energy in Chad
Chad: Carbon intensity of energy was 364.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity of energy in Chad, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity of energy in Chad is 364.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Chad peaked at 912.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2003 and was at its lowest, 106.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1988.
That places Chad 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 199.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 106.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 397.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 495.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 265.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 605.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 747.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 472.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 912.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 327.17 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 793.77 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 344.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 318.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 376.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 2 Mongolia 581.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 3 Haiti 418.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 4 New Caledonia 376.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 6 Congo 361.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 7 Nepal 356.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 8 Comoros 349.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Chad
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1395 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 51.34 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1395 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1395 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity of energy in Chad?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Chad was 364.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 912.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2003.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1988.
- How does Chad rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Chad ranks 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.