People using improved drinking water sources in Chad
Chad: People using improved drinking water sources was 5.71 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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, people using improved drinking water sources in Chad stood at 5.71 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Chad peaked at 5.71 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million people, in 2000.
Chad ranks 12th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Chad, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.74 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.80 million people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.87 million people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.96 million people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.07 million people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.16 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.24 million people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.31 million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.38 million people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.45 million people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.52 million people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.59 million people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.65 million people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.72 million people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.79 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.83 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.87 million people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.92 million people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.96 million people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.99 million people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.02 million people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.22 million people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.45 million people | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 5.71 million people | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.10 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.45 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 million people | 4.52 million people | 4.99 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.29 million people | 5.02 million people | 5.71 million people | 5 |
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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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -84.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -94.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Chad?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Chad was 5.71 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Chad ranks 12th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.