Share of the population using improved water sources in Chad
Chad: Share of the population using improved water sources was 64.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved 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 %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 64.8% for share of the population using improved water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Chad peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2000.
That places Chad 227th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.2% | — |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 64.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.3%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 64.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 49.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 56.2% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.7% | 64.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 224 Niger 70.2% compare
- 225 Eritrea 69.4% compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.6% compare
- 228 Central African Republic 63.3% compare
- 229 Papua New Guinea 60.6% compare
- 230 Madagascar 60.4% 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 share of the population using improved water sources in Chad?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Chad was 64.8% 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 share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Chad ranks 227th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.