Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad
Chad: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1859
All-time low
0.0%
in 1907
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad peaked at 0.5% in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1907.
That places Chad 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.3% | +47.8% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | +20.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | +10.9% |
| 1854 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 1856 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1857 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1858 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1859 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | -21.2% |
| 1861 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 1862 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 1863 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 1864 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 1866 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 1867 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +40.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +35.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | +47.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1920 | +40.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 49 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 50 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3% compare
- 51 Sudan 0.2% compare
- 53 Turkmenistan 0.2% compare
- 54 Oman 0.2% compare
- 55 Belgium 0.2% compare
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Chad was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1859.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1907.
- How does Chad rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Chad ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.