Chad vs South Africa
Chad vs South Africa: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.14 tonnes in Chad and 6.88 tonnes in South Africa, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 6.73 tonnes, or 48 times that in Chad.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Chad ranked 188 and South Africa ranked 35 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Chad | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.14 | 6.88 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.15 | 6.76 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.16 | 6.88 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.15 | 7.29 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.14 | 7.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.14 | 8.01 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.15 | 8.08 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 8.15 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.11 | 8.04 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.11 | 8.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 8.75 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 8.69 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.09 | 8.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.05 | 8.38 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.04 | 8.87 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.04 | 8.83 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.04 | 9.55 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.05 | 9.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.05 | 8.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.05 | 8.82 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.05 | 8.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | 8.12 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.03 | 7.72 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.03 | 7.51 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.03 | 7.36 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.02 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.02 | 7.73 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.02 | 7.69 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.02 | 7.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.02 | 7.3 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.02 | 7.01 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.02 | 6.97 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 7.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 7.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.04 | 7.71 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.02 | 7.61 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.03 | 7.92 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.05 | 8.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.04 | 7.88 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.02 | 8.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.02 | 8.34 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.04 | 8.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.04 | 8.32 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.04 | 8.4 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.05 | 8.23 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.05 | 7.98 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.04 | 8 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.04 | 9.04 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.04 | 9.3 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.04 | 8.99 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.04 | 8.6 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.04 | 8.57 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.04 | 8.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 8.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.04 | 8.33 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chad vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025