People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Chad
Chad: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 11.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Chad is 11.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Chad peaked at 11.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
Chad ranks 141st of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 11.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 55% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chad's 11.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Chad?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Chad was 11.1% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Chad ranks 141st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.