1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad

Chad: 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water was 52 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
52
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
192nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
52
in 2022
All-time low
38.63
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad, 2000–2022

02040602000201120222000: 38.62001: 39.22002: 39.82003: 40.42004: 412005: 41.62006: 42.22007: 42.82008: 43.42009: 442010: 44.62011: 45.22012: 45.82013: 46.52014: 47.12015: 47.82016: 48.42017: 49.12018: 49.82019: 50.52020: 51.22021: 51.92022: 52

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad is 52, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad peaked at 52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.63, in 2000.

Chad ranks 192nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad, year by year

Annual values for 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%) in Chad, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 38.63
2001 39.21 +1.5%
2002 39.8 +1.5%
2003 40.38 +1.5%
2004 40.97 +1.5%
2005 41.57 +1.4%
2006 42.16 +1.4%
2007 42.76 +1.4%
2008 43.36 +1.4%
2009 43.96 +1.4%
2010 44.58 +1.4%
2011 45.2 +1.4%
2012 45.83 +1.4%
2013 46.47 +1.4%
2014 47.12 +1.4%
2015 47.78 +1.4%
2016 48.45 +1.4%
2017 49.12 +1.4%
2018 49.81 +1.4%
2019 50.5 +1.4%
2020 51.2 +1.4%
2021 51.9 +1.4%
2022 52 +0.2%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 52 is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.78, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.92, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.28 38.63 43.96 10
2010s 47.49 44.58 50.5 10
2020s 51.7 51.2 52 3

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 189 Somalia 58.26 compare
  2. 190 Angola 57.72 compare
  3. 191 Madagascar 53.47 compare
  4. 193 Eritrea 51.85 compare
  5. 194 Ethiopia 51.51 compare
  6. 195 Papua New Guinea 50.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad?
1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Chad was 52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 52 in 2022.
What is the lowest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 38.63 in 2000.
How does Chad rank for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water?
Chad ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
200 places, 4,456 data points, 2000–2022
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