People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 12.5 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chad recorded 12.5 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 12.5 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.81 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Chad 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.81 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 6 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.44 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.72 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.98 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.22 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.46 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.71 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.98 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.24 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 8.52 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.81 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 9.1 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.41 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.69 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.97 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.28 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.91 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.22 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.58 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 11.96 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.5 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 12.5 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 12.5 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.85 people per square kilometre | 5.81 people per square kilometre | 7.98 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 people per square kilometre | 8.24 people per square kilometre | 10.91 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.81 people per square kilometre | 11.22 people per square kilometre | 12.5 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 54 Equatorial Guinea 13.26 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Cape Verde 13.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Djibouti 12.88 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Vietnam 12.28 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Myanmar 11.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Zambia 11.46 people per square kilometre 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Chad?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Chad was 12.5 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.