People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad
Chad: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 30.5% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad stood at 30.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad peaked at 34.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2017.
Chad ranks 95th 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3% | — |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.5% | 32.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 92 Mozambique 33.0% compare
- 93 Central African Republic 32.6% compare
- 94 Madagascar 31.4% compare
- 96 Angola 22.5% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 573 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 495 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 30.5% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% 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 7.2%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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