People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad
Chad: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.813 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad stood at 0.813 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.8591 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.813 people per person, in 2024.
That places Chad 1st out of 214 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8591 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.8575 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.856 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8544 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8528 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8512 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8496 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8479 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8463 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8447 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.843 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8412 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8393 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8374 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8353 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8331 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8309 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8284 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8259 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8233 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8205 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8175 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8161 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8146 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.813 people per person | -0.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.813 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.813 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8519 people per person | 0.8447 people per person | 0.8591 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8338 people per person | 0.8233 people per person | 0.843 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8164 people per person | 0.813 people per person | 0.8205 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Chad was 0.813 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8591 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 people per person in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Chad ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.