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.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Chad, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,389 people | — |
| 2001 | 14,836 people | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 15,312 people | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 15,885 people | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 16,555 people | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 17,180 people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 17,750 people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 18,312 people | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 18,901 people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 19,523 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20,158 people | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20,845 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 21,570 people | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 22,349 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 23,175 people | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 23,956 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 24,773 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 25,679 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 26,654 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 27,647 people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 28,688 people | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 29,868 people | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 31,285 people | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 33,162 people | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 35,308 people | +6.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 35,308 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,882 people, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 35,308 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.