Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chad
Chad: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 32.0% for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chad peaked at 32.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2000.
That places Chad 93rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 32.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chad's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 90 Turks and Caicos Islands 33.3% compare
- 91 Nauru 33.2% compare
- 92 Cote d'Ivoire 32.2% compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 31.4% compare
- 95 Gambia 31.0% compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 31.0% compare
More population data for Chad
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.608 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.48 million people (2100)
- Population density 55.23 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.87 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chad?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Chad was 32.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Chad ranks 93rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.