People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad

Chad: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 83.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
83.5%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
83.5%
in 2017
All-time low
62.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 62.1 highest2001: 62.1 highest2002: 63.4 highest2003: 64.7 highest2004: 66.1 highest2005: 67.4 highest2006: 68.8 highest2007: 70.1 highest2008: 71.4 highest2009: 72.8 highest2010: 74.1 highest2011: 75.5 highest2012: 76.8 highest2013: 78.1 highest2014: 79.5 highest2015: 80.8 highest2016: 82.2 highest2017: 83.5 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad peaked at 83.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2000.

That places Chad 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.9% 62.1% 72.8% 10
2010s 78.8% 74.1% 83.5% 8

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 87 Ethiopia 85.1% compare
  2. 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 84.6% compare
  3. 89 Malawi 83.9% compare
  4. 91 Sierra Leone 82.5% compare
  5. 92 Madagascar 81.5% compare
  6. 93 Burundi 79.3% compare

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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 83.5% 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 83.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2000.
How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Chad ranks 90th 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 up 19.1%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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