Share of electricity generation from renewables in Chad
Chad: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 5.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 5.4% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Chad peaked at 6.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 172nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 4.2% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +93.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +93.5% | 3.3% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 169 Puerto Rico 6.4% compare
- 170 American Samoa 5.6% compare
- 171 Singapore 5.5% compare
- 173 Belarus 4.8% compare
- 174 Oman 4.5% compare
- 175 Cayman Islands 4.2% 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 renewables in Chad?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Chad was 5.4% 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 renewables recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Chad ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewables. 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.