Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Chad
Chad: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 769,419 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in 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 people.
Analysis
Chad recorded 769,419 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Chad peaked at 769,419 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 337,798 people, in 2000.
Chad ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389,885 people | 337,798 people | 445,050 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 528,629 people | 457,940 people | 607,329 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 690,467 people | 627,688 people | 769,419 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 6 Madagascar 1.77 million people compare
- 7 Angola 1.71 million people compare
- 8 Ethiopia 831,641 people compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 742,443 people compare
- 11 Mozambique 610,506 people compare
- 12 Philippines 588,751 people compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2527 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.39 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.69 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Chad?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Chad was 769,419 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 769,419 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 337,798 people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Chad ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.