Drinking water services in rural areas in Chad
Chad: Drinking water services in rural areas was 1.41 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Chad is 1.41 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Chad peaked at 1.41 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 570,219 people, in 2000.
Chad ranks 19th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Chad, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 570,219 people | — |
| 2001 | 591,723 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 614,713 people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 641,862 people | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 673,282 people | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 703,246 people | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 731,357 people | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 759,409 people | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 788,967 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 820,269 people | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 851,649 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 884,628 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 918,485 people | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 953,947 people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 990,539 people | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million people | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.41 million people | +4.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.41 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 542,348 people, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.41 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 689,505 people | 570,219 people | 820,269 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million people | 851,649 people | 1.17 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.41 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 rural areas in Chad?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Chad was 1.41 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 in rural areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 570,219 people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.