Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Chad
Chad: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Chad, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.0172 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Chad peaked at 0.0331 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Chad 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0331 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0226 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Chad?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Chad was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Chad ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.