Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chad
Chad: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 17.6% for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chad peaked at 17.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 102nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 5 |
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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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chad?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Chad was 17.6% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Chad ranks 102nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.