Drinking water usage in urban areas in Chad
Chad: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 35,308 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban 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
In 2024, drinking water usage in urban areas in Chad stood at 35,308 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Chad peaked at 35,308 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,389 people, in 2000.
That places Chad 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,864 people | 14,389 people | 19,523 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,681 people | 20,158 people | 27,647 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,662 people | 28,688 people | 35,308 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Chad
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 69.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9648 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 75.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0083 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Chad?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Chad was 35,308 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 35,308 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,389 people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Chad ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. 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 usage in urban areas. 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.