Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas in Chad
Chad: Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas was 77.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 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 77.6% for open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas in Chad peaked at 86.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2021.
That places Chad 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.4% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 78.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.6% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 146.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 46.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7988 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 30.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 15,516 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas in Chad?
- Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas in Chad was 77.6% 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 open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas?
- Chad ranks 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.