People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad
Chad: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 47.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Chad recorded 47.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad peaked at 47.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2000.
That places Chad 94th 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.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Chad, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 35.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 42.1% | 47.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 91 Burkina Faso 52.3% compare
- 92 Ethiopia 49.6% compare
- 93 Angola 47.5% compare
- 95 Niger 44.8% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 42.6% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 38.7% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.4188 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,898 (1998)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0007 units per person (1998)
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 47.1% 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 47.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Chad ranks 94th 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 up 17.9%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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