Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Chad
Chad: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 4.9 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Chad recorded 4.9 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Chad peaked at 9.54 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6 kt, in 1997.
Chad ranks 10th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Chad, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.13 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.77 kt | -71.2% |
| 1997 | 1.6 kt | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.92 kt | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 2.81 kt | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3 kt | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 6.69 kt | +191.0% |
| 2002 | 8.13 kt | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 8.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.48 kt | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.54 kt | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 8.18 kt | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 8.72 kt | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.89 kt | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 6.38 kt | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 6.84 kt | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 7.58 kt | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 7.33 kt | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.66 kt | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 6.19 kt | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 6.24 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.67 kt | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 5.86 kt | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 6.91 kt | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 5.33 kt | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8 kt | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 6.32 kt | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 5.28 kt | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 5.29 kt | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9 kt | -7.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 4.9 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3806 kt, 12.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 4.9 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 9.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +191.0% | 2.3 kt | 6.69 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.49 kt | 1.6 kt | 6.13 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.45 kt | 2.3 kt | 9.54 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 kt | 5.33 kt | 7.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 kt | 4.9 kt | 6.8 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.23 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 7.14 kt compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1663 kt compare
- 8 Mali 7.01 kt compare
- 9 Sudan 5.57 kt compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0878 kt compare
- 11 Türkiye 0.0356 kt compare
- 11 Zambia 3.92 kt compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 3.56 kt compare
- 12 Viet Nam 0.03 kt compare
- 13 Madagascar 3.55 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 0.0277 kt 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 grassland — emissions in Chad?
- Grassland — emissions in Chad was 4.9 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 kt in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for grassland — emissions?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.