Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Chad

Chad: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.8743 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.8743 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 85.7%
World rank
38th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.8743 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Chad, 1992–2023

00.20.40.60.81992200720231992: 0 units per square kilometre1993: 0 units per square kilometre1994: 0 units per square kilometre1995: 0 units per square kilometre1996: 0 units per square kilometre1997: 0 units per square kilometre1998: 0.007 units per square kilometre1999: 0.019 units per square kilometre2000: 0.014 units per square kilometre2001: 0.01 units per square kilometre2002: 0.027 units per square kilometre2003: 0.116 units per square kilometre2004: 0.206 units per square kilometre2005: 0.219 units per square kilometre2006: 0.228 units per square kilometre2007: 0.233 units per square kilometre2008: 0.262 units per square kilometre2009: 0.269 units per square kilometre2010: 0.276 units per square kilometre2011: 0.291 units per square kilometre2012: 0.297 units per square kilometre2013: 0.345 units per square kilometre2014: 0.36 units per square kilometre2015: 0.293 units per square kilometre2016: 0.311 units per square kilometre2017: 0.327 units per square kilometre2018: 0.358 units per square kilometre2019: 0.352 units per square kilometre2020: 0.38 units per square kilometre2021: 0.441 units per square kilometre2022: 0.471 units per square kilometre2023: 0.874 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Chad recorded 0.8743 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 85.7% on the previous year and up 153.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Chad peaked at 0.8743 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1993.

Chad ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Chad, 1992 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0001 units per square kilometre
1993 0 units per square kilometre -11.4%
1994 0.0001 units per square kilometre +69.4%
1995 0.0001 units per square kilometre -4.8%
1996 0.0001 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0002 units per square kilometre +198.0%
1998 0.007 units per square kilometre +2855.4%
1999 0.0186 units per square kilometre +166.6%
2000 0.014 units per square kilometre -24.7%
2001 0.0103 units per square kilometre -26.8%
2002 0.0266 units per square kilometre +158.3%
2003 0.1163 units per square kilometre +337.6%
2004 0.2064 units per square kilometre +77.5%
2005 0.2187 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2006 0.2277 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2007 0.2335 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2008 0.2625 units per square kilometre +12.4%
2009 0.2688 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 0.2763 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2011 0.2911 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2012 0.2968 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2013 0.345 units per square kilometre +16.3%
2014 0.3597 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2015 0.2935 units per square kilometre -18.4%
2016 0.3107 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2017 0.3268 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2018 0.3583 units per square kilometre +9.7%
2019 0.3515 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2020 0.3801 units per square kilometre +8.1%
2021 0.4414 units per square kilometre +16.1%
2022 0.4707 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2023 0.8743 units per square kilometre +85.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.1585 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.2688 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.321 units per square kilometre 0.2763 units per square kilometre 0.3597 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5416 units per square kilometre 0.3801 units per square kilometre 0.8743 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 35 Estonia 0.983 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 36 Kenya 0.9277 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 37 Bulgaria 0.8992 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 39 Ethiopia 0.8683 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 40 Spain 0.7719 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 41 North Macedonia 0.7493 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Chad?
Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Chad was 0.8743 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.8743 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Chad rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Chad ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 153.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
226 places, 9,772 data points, 1961–2023
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.