Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Chad
Chad: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 85 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2002
All-time low
2.7%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chad recorded 2.7% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Chad peaked at 2.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
That places Chad 83rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 2.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.4%, 26% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Chad's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 80 Benin 6.7% compare
- 81 Ethiopia 5.8% compare
- 82 Tuvalu 5.4% compare
- 84 Central African Republic 2.2% compare
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5% compare
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 safely managed drinking-water services in Chad?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Chad was 2.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Chad ranks 83rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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