Number of armed conflicts in Chad
Chad: Number of armed conflicts was 1 conflicts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts in Chad, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in conflicts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of armed conflicts in Chad is 1 conflicts, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts in Chad peaked at 2 conflicts in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 conflicts, in 1989.
That places Chad 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 conflicts | 0 conflicts | 2 conflicts | 6 |
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More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,281 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.399 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.284 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.062 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.129 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.284 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts in Chad?
- Number of armed conflicts in Chad was 1 conflicts in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2 conflicts in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 conflicts in 1989.
- How does Chad rank for number of armed conflicts?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of armed conflicts rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Included is one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.