Drinking water services in Chad
Chad: Drinking water services was 1.44 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Chad stood at 1.44 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Chad peaked at 1.44 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 584,608 people, in 2000.
That places Chad 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Chad, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 584,608 people | — |
| 2001 | 606,559 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 630,025 people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 657,747 people | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 689,837 people | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 720,426 people | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 749,107 people | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 777,722 people | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 807,868 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 839,792 people | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 871,807 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 905,473 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 940,055 people | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 976,296 people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million people | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.24 million people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.44 million people | +4.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.44 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 650,397 people, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.44 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 706,369 people | 584,608 people | 839,792 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million people | 871,807 people | 1.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.44 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Chad?
- Drinking water services in Chad was 1.44 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 584,608 people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for drinking water services?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.