People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad

Chad: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 20.1%
World rank
97th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad, 2000–2017

0.250.50.7511.21.52000200820172000: 1.5 lowest2001: 1.5 lowest2002: 1.5 lowest2003: 1.4 lowest2004: 1.3 lowest2005: 1.2 lowest2006: 1.2 lowest2007: 1.1 lowest2008: 0.999 lowest2009: 0.922 lowest2010: 0.845 lowest2011: 0.768 lowest2012: 0.691 lowest2013: 0.614 lowest2014: 0.537 lowest2015: 0.46 lowest2016: 0.382 lowest2017: 0.305 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad peaked at 1.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.

Chad ranks 97th 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Chad, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 1.5%
2001 1.5% +0.0%
2002 1.5% -5.0%
2003 1.4% -5.3%
2004 1.3% -5.6%
2005 1.2% -5.9%
2006 1.2% -6.3%
2007 1.1% -6.7%
2008 1.0% -7.2%
2009 0.9% -7.7%
2010 0.8% -8.4%
2011 0.8% -9.1%
2012 0.7% -10.0%
2013 0.6% -11.2%
2014 0.5% -12.6%
2015 0.5% -14.4%
2016 0.4% -16.8%
2017 0.3% -20.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3% 0.9% 1.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 8

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 94 Central African Republic 0.9% compare
  2. 95 Congo 0.8% compare
  3. 96 Benin 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad?
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Chad was 0.3% 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Chad rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Chad ranks 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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