People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad
Chad: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 26.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Chad recorded 26.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad peaked at 35.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2017.
Chad ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 31.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 26.8% | 30.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 93 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.7% compare
- 94 Angola 31.3% compare
- 95 Madagascar 28.4% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.6% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad was 26.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2017.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Chad ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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