Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad
Chad: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 177 countries
All-time high
43.8%
in 2021
All-time low
28.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad is 43.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad peaked at 43.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 169th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 43.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.6%, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 43.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 28.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 35.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 43.8% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Chad was 43.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Chad ranks 169th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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