Per capita methane emissions in Chad
Chad: Per capita methane emissions was 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
All-time low
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1888
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Chad, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Chad stood at 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Chad peaked at 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1888.
That places Chad 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 10 Guyana 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 11 Botswana 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 Libya 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 14 Paraguay 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Chad?
- Per capita methane emissions in Chad was 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1888.
- How does Chad rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Chad ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.