Methane emissions in Chad

Chad emitted 75.1 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Chad, 2024 75.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +4.6% 2023: 71.8 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 23rd of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Chad over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ChadWorld
2024 75.1 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 71.8 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 67.8 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 63.8 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 61.2 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 58.0 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 54.8 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 51.8 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 49.3 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 46.9 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 43.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 40.9 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 38.9 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 37.0 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 35.3 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 33.5 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 31.8 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 30.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 29.1 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 27.9 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 26.4 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 23.6 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 22.0 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 20.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 19.9 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.6% from 71.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 43.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +74.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Chad has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Chad
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database