People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chad
Chad: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chad is 43.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chad peaked at 43.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
That places Chad 166th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 28.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 35.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 43.8% | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chad?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Chad was 43.8% 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, rural recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Chad ranks 166th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.