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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Chad: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Chad is placed 149th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 629.73 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 5.405 (2024).
Share
Energy
149th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Chad on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
629.73
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Chad: 629.73. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Middle Africa
- 27.64 DR Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 226.17 · Libya 826.91 · Niger 670.53 · Nigeria 495.63 · Sudan 154.3
5.405
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Chad: 5.405. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Middle Africa
- 100 DR Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 73.14 · Libya 0.029 · Niger 3.158 · Nigeria 25 · Sudan 79.69
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
35.6
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 96th of 99 by World Energy Council
Chad: 35.6. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Middle Africa
- 58.8 Gabon
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 44.7 · Niger 27.7 · Nigeria 39.2
02Over time
Which way Chad is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
ChadWorld median
Chad fell from 655.56 in 2000 to 629.73 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Chad World median 2024 629.7 433.7 2023 627.8 452.7 2022 630.8 476.3 2021 632.6 469.0 2020 625.7 482.0 2019 625.7 488.2 2018 626.5 500.4 2017 625.0 506.3 2016 622.6 521.9 2015 643.3 524.8 2014 643.3 522.3 2013 642.9 508.8 2012 641.7 525.4 2011 660.0 521.4 2010 657.9 515.5 2009 658.8 533.6 2008 657.1 517.2 2007 658.3 535.3 2006 658.3 537.5 2005 658.3 521.4 2004 658.3 523.1 2003 654.5 543.1 2002 660.0 551.3 2001 660.0 559.3 2000 655.6 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
ChadWorld median
Chad rose from 0 in 2000 to 5.405 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Chad World median 2024 5.4 32.062 2023 5.6 28.000 2022 5.1 28.881 2021 4.7 28.286 2020 5.7 27.125 2019 5.7 26.296 2018 5.9 25.505 2017 6.3 24.023 2016 6.5 22.218 2015 3.3 21.915 2014 3.3 21.151 2013 3.6 21.593 2012 4.2 19.869 2011 0.0 18.584 2010 0.0 18.572 2009 0.0 17.886 2008 0.0 15.923 2007 0.0 15.586 2006 0.0 15.392 2005 0.0 16.438 2004 0.0 16.445 2003 0.0 16.339 2002 0.0 13.826 2001 0.0 14.023 2000 0.0 15.612
03In context
Chad beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Chad and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sudan | 24th | 154.3 | 79.69 | — |
 Cameroon | 71st | 226.17 | 73.14 | 44.7 |
 Nigeria | 117th | 495.63 | 25 | 39.2 |
| Chad | 149th | 629.73 | 5.405 | 35.6 |
 Niger | 159th | 670.53 | 3.158 | 27.7 |
 Libya | 164th | 826.91 | 0.029 | — |
 Central African Republic | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Chad in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Chad is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median3
Statistics on which Chad does better than the middle country measured.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7380.6662.738No real change since 2014
Chad: 0.666 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.210.1393.21No real change since 2014
Chad: 0.139 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 202nd of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
RISE Clean Cooking Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 29.7234.8629.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Chad: 34.86 · world median 29.72 · Clean cooking policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 80.69; higher is better.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Chad does worse than the middle country measured.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2632.0933.26▲ Improved since 2013
Chad: 32.09 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2339.9148.23No real change since 2013
Chad: 39.91 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2792.7035.279▲ Improved since 2014
Chad: 2.703 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
RISE Electricity Access Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 65.6755.4265.67▼ Worsened since 2013
Chad: 55.42 · world median 65.67 · Electricity access policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 9.471 to 90.47; higher is better.
Position 36th of 56 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.325.40537.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Chad: 5.405 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 136th of 162 · derived.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7765.7925.77No earlier reading
Chad: 65.79 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 9th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8586.7124.85No earlier reading
Chad: 86.71 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10013.4100No real change since 2014
Chad: 13.4 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 1001.246100No real change since 2017
Chad: 1.246 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.8374.273No earlier reading
Chad: 4.837 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 0126.490No real change since 2015
Chad: 126.49 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.2910.077No real change since 2014
Chad: 0.291 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58502.585Moved since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Chad: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.85012.85No real change since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0020.144Moved since 2014
Chad: 0.002 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04903.049Moved since 2014
Chad: 0 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.51.30549.5No real change since 2014
Chad: 1.305 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
No current reading for Chad
Access to Electricity, Rural (last 2023) and Operating Coal Power Capacity. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Chad’s 15 topics
Energy is Chad’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability13th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 117th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality136th of 1593/3 keys
- Gender & Equality157th of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties173rd of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology177th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience173rd of 1934/4 keys
- Energy149th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions178th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge189th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing195th of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security174th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 194th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation175th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture183rd of 1844/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Chad can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Uganda3rd2/3 keysHighest in Middle Africa
DR Congo53rd3/3 keysThis page
Chad149th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Chad on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Chad rank on energy?
Chad is placed 149th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Chad?
629.73 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Chad?
5.405 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Chad compare with Nigeria on energy?
Nigeria is placed 117th of 165, and Chad 149th. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Nigeria 495.63, Chad 629.73; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Nigeria 25, Chad 5.405; World Energy Trilemma Index: Nigeria 39.2, Chad 35.6.
How have Chad’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 655.56 in 2000 to 629.73 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 0 in 2000 to 5.405 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Chad?
No current reading is published for Chad on Access to Electricity, Rural and Operating Coal Power Capacity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Chad’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Chad (banner) — File: Robertgrafl derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Chad: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/chad/energy