Share of electricity generation from oil in Chad
Chad: Share of electricity generation from oil was 94.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Chad is 94.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Chad peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2016.
Chad ranks 20th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 94.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.0%, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 94.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 6.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.3% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 17 Guyana 96.4% compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 96.3% compare
- 19 Cayman Islands 95.8% compare
- 21 American Samoa 94.4% compare
- 22 Maldives 92.9% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 91.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Chad
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Chad?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Chad was 94.6% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2016.
- How does Chad rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.