Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Chad
Chad: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 4.14 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 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 4.14 kilograms per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Chad peaked at 6.03 kilograms per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.92 kilograms per person, in 2013.
That places Chad 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.26 kilograms per person | 4.63 kilograms per person | 6.03 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 kilograms per person | 3.36 kilograms per person | 4.7 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 kilograms per person | 2.92 kilograms per person | 4.95 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 kilograms per person | 3.79 kilograms per person | 4.64 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 169 Ukraine 5.3 kilograms per person compare
- 170 Mozambique 5.05 kilograms per person compare
- 171 Madagascar 4.17 kilograms per person compare
- 173 Niger 3.44 kilograms per person compare
- 174 Kyrgyzstan 2.83 kilograms per person compare
- 175 Myanmar 2.03 kilograms per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Chad?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Chad was 4.14 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 kilograms per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 kilograms per person in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Chad ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.