Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Chad
Chad: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 77.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 77.9% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Chad peaked at 77.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 181st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 74.4% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 76.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 79.3% compare
- 179 Madagascar 78.2% compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 78.1% compare
- 182 Benin 75.9% compare
- 183 Sudan 73.9% compare
- 184 Togo 73.6% compare
More environment data for Chad
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 69.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9648 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 75.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0083 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Chad?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Chad was 77.9% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Chad ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.