People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban in Chad
Chad: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban was 85.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Chad, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Chad is 85.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Chad peaked at 85.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 91st of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 urban in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 85.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.9%, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 85.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.7%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 66.4% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.0% | 85.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Chad?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Chad was 85.3% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Chad ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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