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Chad: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 17,723,315 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 3.115 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 98.089 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 24.063 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 66 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 52.525 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.31 billion kWh (2021) #173
Consumption 0.26 billion kWh (2021) #175
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.02 billion kWh (2021) #164

Oil

Ranking
Production 87.93 thousand bbl/day (2021) #51
Consumption 10.33 thousand bbl/day (2021) #152
Exports (Refined) [3] 105 thousand bbl/day (2013) #34
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 1.5 billion bbl (2021) #38

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0.353 billion cu ft (2015) #92
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 59 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 6,984,130 (2018 est.)
Highways 40,000 km (2018)
Internet Users 592,623 (2016 est.)
Telephones 9,036 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral Africa, south of Libya
Total Area1,284,000 sq. km
Land Area1,259,200 sq. km
Water Area24,800 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetropical in south, desert in north
Terrainbroad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south
Lowest PointDjourab 160 m
Highest Point Emi Koussi 3,445 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020