Share of global methane emissions in Chad
Chad: Share of global methane emissions was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
24th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2024
All-time low
0.1%
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Chad, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global methane emissions in Chad stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Chad peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1910.
Chad ranks 24th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global methane emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -22.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +47.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 5.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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 | +47.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 methane emissions in Chad?
- Share of global methane emissions in Chad was 0.8% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1910.
- How does Chad rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Chad ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.