People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Chad
Chad: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Chad recorded 52.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services 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 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Chad peaked at 52.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 209th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 52.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 64.9%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 52.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 38.6% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 44.6% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.2% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 206 Madagascar 55.3% compare
- 207 Niger 53.4% compare
- 208 Papua New Guinea 53.3% compare
- 210 Eritrea 51.8% compare
- 211 Burkina Faso 50.0% compare
- 212 South Sudan 39.7% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Chad?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Chad was 52.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Chad ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.