Share nitrous oxide emissions in Chad
Chad: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 1.05 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.05
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.05
in 2024
All-time low
0.1688
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Chad, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.05 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Chad peaked at 1.05 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1688, in 1870.
That places Chad 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1703 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1707 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1711 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.1715 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1718 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.172 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1721 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1722 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1722 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1721 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1718 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1715 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.1712 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.1709 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1706 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1703 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1699 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1696 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1693 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.169 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1688 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1691 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.1704 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1723 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1744 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 0.1766 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1787 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1804 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1818 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1827 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1832 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.1833 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1834 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1834 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1834 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.1833 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.1833 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1832 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1832 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1831 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.1855 | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1851 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1847 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.1843 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.184 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.1838 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1837 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1837 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.1838 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1841 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1846 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.185 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1851 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1849 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1847 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1845 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1845 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1847 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1853 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1864 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.188 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.1909 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.1955 | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.2013 | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 0.208 | +3.3% |
| 1915 | 0.2154 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 0.2229 | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2305 | +3.4% |
| 1918 | 0.2379 | +3.2% |
| 1919 | 0.245 | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.2515 | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2582 | +2.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2657 | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2735 | +2.9% |
| 1924 | 0.2812 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 0.2885 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.2948 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.3 | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 0.3037 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.3056 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.3055 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.303 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.2985 | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2926 | -2.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2856 | -2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.2781 | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2705 | -2.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2633 | -2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.2569 | -2.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2518 | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.2484 | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.2638 | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 0.3052 | +15.7% |
| 1943 | 0.358 | +17.3% |
| 1944 | 0.4112 | +14.9% |
| 1945 | 0.4584 | +11.5% |
| 1946 | 0.497 | +8.4% |
| 1947 | 0.526 | +5.8% |
| 1948 | 0.5453 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.5546 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.5533 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.5404 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.5175 | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4877 | -5.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4536 | -7.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4179 | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3831 | -8.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3515 | -8.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3251 | -7.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3058 | -5.9% |
| 1960 | 0.2954 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2914 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2853 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2809 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2742 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2672 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2615 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2569 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2524 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2458 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2603 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2564 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2545 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2437 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1783 | -26.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1877 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1942 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2246 | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1976 | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2056 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2409 | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2161 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2554 | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2372 | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2045 | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1925 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2027 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2074 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2001 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2146 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2473 | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3355 | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3468 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3553 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3697 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3736 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4315 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4298 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4471 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4792 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5247 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4458 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4772 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5004 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5055 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5316 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5351 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5523 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5679 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5773 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6051 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6152 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6451 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6652 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6832 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7324 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7865 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7847 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8371 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8592 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9127 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9311 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9771 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.05 | +3.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share nitrous oxide 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 | +35.7% | 0.2473 | 0.3355 |
| 1974 | -26.8% | 0.2437 | 0.1783 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1716 | 0.1703 | 0.1722 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1704 | 0.169 | 0.1718 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1755 | 0.1688 | 0.1827 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1833 | 0.1831 | 0.1834 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1843 | 0.1837 | 0.1855 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.185 | 0.1845 | 0.1864 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2135 | 0.188 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2823 | 0.2515 | 0.3056 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2806 | 0.2518 | 0.3055 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4168 | 0.2484 | 0.5546 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4336 | 0.3058 | 0.5533 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2711 | 0.2458 | 0.2954 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2203 | 0.1783 | 0.2603 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2171 | 0.1925 | 0.2554 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3816 | 0.2473 | 0.4792 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5218 | 0.4458 | 0.5773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7214 | 0.6051 | 0.8592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9763 | 0.9127 | 1.05 | 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 share nitrous oxide emissions in Chad?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Chad was 1.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1688 in 1870.
- How does Chad rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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