Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chad
Chad: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chad is 0.02 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chad peaked at 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Chad ranks 173rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Cayman Islands 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Niger 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Dominica 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 United States Virgin Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 173 Vanuatu 0.02 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chad?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Chad was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Chad ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.