People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural in Chad
Chad: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural was 22.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Chad recorded 22.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad peaked at 32.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2017.
That places Chad 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -2.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 22.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.5%, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 22.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.6%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 27.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.8% | 27.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 92 Tanzania 30.5% compare
- 93 Haiti 30.2% compare
- 94 Madagascar 25.2% compare
- 96 Angola 18.3% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.1% 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, rural (% of) in Chad?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad was 22.8% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2017.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Chad ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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