Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Chad
Chad: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 49.69 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Chad, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Chad recorded 49.69 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Chad peaked at 73.42 kilograms per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.27 kilograms per person, in 2000.
Chad ranks 183rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.62 kilograms per person | 41.83 kilograms per person | 43.46 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.45 kilograms per person | 15.27 kilograms per person | 35.31 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.88 kilograms per person | 45.18 kilograms per person | 73.42 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.86 kilograms per person | 45.86 kilograms per person | 49.69 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 from transport in Chad?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Chad was 49.69 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 73.42 kilograms per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.27 kilograms per person in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Chad ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.