Per capita methane emissions in Chad
Chad: Per capita methane emissions was 3.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.63
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.66
in 2023
All-time low
1.05
in 1888
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Chad, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Chad stood at 3.63.
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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.07 | — |
| 1851 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 1.09 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 1.11 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 1.13 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 1.15 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 1.16 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 1.16 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.17 | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 1.17 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 1.17 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 1.18 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 1.18 | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 1.19 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 1.19 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 1.2 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 1.2 | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 1.23 | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 1.25 | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 1.28 | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 1.31 | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 1.34 | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 1.36 | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 1.39 | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 1.42 | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 1.44 | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 1.46 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 1.49 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 1.5 | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 1.51 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 1.52 | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.52 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 1.53 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 1.54 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.55 | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.55 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 1.56 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 1.59 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 1.6 | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 1.61 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 1.67 | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 1.72 | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 1.76 | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 1.8 | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 1.84 | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 1.88 | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 1.92 | +2.2% |
| 1943 | 1.96 | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 2 | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 2.04 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 2.08 | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 2.12 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 2.15 | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 2.19 | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 2.21 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 2.24 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.27 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.3 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 2.33 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.36 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.39 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 2.41 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 2.44 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 2.47 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.49 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.32 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 2.3 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.29 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.27 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.26 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.25 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.23 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.18 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 2.24 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 2.2 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.25 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.12 | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 1.62 | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 1.68 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.71 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.9 | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 1.79 | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 1.85 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.05 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 1.92 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.98 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.83 | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.58 | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 1.52 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.51 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.45 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.49 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.69 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 2.38 | +40.8% |
| 1992 | 2.38 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.42 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.47 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.47 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.66 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.64 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.64 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.73 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.85 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.58 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 2.68 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.73 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.89 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.91 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.94 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.93 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.91 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.01 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.05 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.06 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.25 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.33 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.34 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.42 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.46 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.58 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.66 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.63 | -0.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 3.63 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 3.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +40.8% | 1.69 | 2.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.32 | 1.2 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.02 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.34 | 2.21 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 | 2.18 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 | 1.62 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 | 1.45 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 | 1.69 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.58 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2.98 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 | 3.57 | 3.66 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Chad
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 24.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,920 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,959 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,960 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 60.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 675.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 403.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 271.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Chad?
- Per capita methane emissions in Chad was 3.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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