Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chad
Chad: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chad, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.13 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chad peaked at 0.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2000.
Chad ranks 149th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.13 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.13, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.091 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.104 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1233 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 149 Isle of Man 0.13 compare
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 0.13 compare
- 152 Kiribati 0.12 compare
- 152 Spain 0.12 compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chad?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chad was 0.13 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Chad ranks 149th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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