People without basic handwashing facilities in Chad

Chad: People without basic handwashing facilities was 14.97 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.97 million people
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
28th
of 120 countries
All-time high
14.97 million people
in 2024
All-time low
8.47 million people
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Chad, 2004–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2004201420242004: 8.5M people2005: 8.8M people2006: 9.1M people2007: 9.5M people2008: 9.8M people2009: 10.0M people2010: 10.3M people2011: 10.5M people2012: 10.8M people2013: 11.1M people2014: 11.3M people2015: 11.6M people2016: 11.8M people2017: 12.1M people2018: 12.4M people2019: 12.6M people2020: 12.9M people2021: 13.2M people2022: 13.6M people2023: 14.3M people2024: 15.0M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Chad recorded 14.97 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Chad peaked at 14.97 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.47 million people, in 2004.

That places Chad 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.28 million people 8.47 million people 10.04 million people 6
2010s 11.45 million people 10.29 million people 12.61 million people 10
2020s 13.77 million people 12.87 million people 14.97 million people 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 25 Zambia 17.40 million people compare
  2. 26 Somalia 15.87 million people compare
  3. 27 Colombia 15.64 million people compare
  4. 29 Yemen 14.88 million people compare
  5. 30 Myanmar 13.80 million people compare
  6. 31 Senegal 13.52 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Chad?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Chad was 14.97 million people 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 people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 14.97 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 8.47 million people in 2004.
How does Chad rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Chad ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.