Access to basic services in Chad
Chad: Access to basic services was 13.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.4
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
213th
of 214 countries
All-time high
13.4
in 2024
All-time low
2.3
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Access to basic services in Chad, 1997–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 13.4 for access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Chad peaked at 13.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1997.
Chad ranks 213th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3 | — |
| 1998 | 2.42 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.81 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.1 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.5 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9 | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2 | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 10.9 | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.7 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 12 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4 | +11.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 13.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 13.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 | 2.3 | 2.81 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.55 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.86 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 210 Burundi 20.1 compare
- 211 Central African Republic 18.2 compare
- 212 Malawi 15.6 compare
- 214 South Sudan 5.4 compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Chad?
- Access to basic services in Chad was 13.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for access to basic services?
- Chad ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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