Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chad
Chad: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chad, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.3% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chad peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Chad 63rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chad?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Chad was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Chad ranks 63rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.