Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Chad
Chad: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.4621 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Chad stood at 0.4621 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Chad peaked at 4 tonnes per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.4621 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Chad ranks 183rd of 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.9404 tonnes per person | 3.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes per person | 0.652 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9114 tonnes per person | 0.6375 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.8044 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.63 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.7048 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.561 tonnes per person | 0.4621 tonnes per person | 0.6515 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 including land-use change in Chad?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Chad was 0.4621 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 including land-use change recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4 tonnes per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4621 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Chad ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.1%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.