Sanitation facilities usage in Chad

Chad: Sanitation facilities usage was 12.63 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.63 million people
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
7th
of 232 countries
All-time high
12.63 million people
in 2024
All-time low
6.08 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Chad, 2000–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201220242000: 6.1M people2001: 6.3M people2002: 6.4M people2003: 6.7M people2004: 6.9M people2005: 7.2M people2006: 7.4M people2007: 7.6M people2008: 7.9M people2009: 8.1M people2010: 8.3M people2011: 8.6M people2012: 8.8M people2013: 9.1M people2014: 9.4M people2015: 9.6M people2016: 9.9M people2017: 10.1M people2018: 10.4M people2019: 10.6M people2020: 10.9M people2021: 11.2M people2022: 11.6M people2023: 12.1M people2024: 12.6M people

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

Analysis

In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Chad stood at 12.63 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Chad peaked at 12.63 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.08 million people, in 2000.

That places Chad 7th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.05 million people 6.08 million people 8.10 million people 10
2010s 9.48 million people 8.33 million people 10.64 million people 10
2020s 11.67 million people 10.90 million people 12.63 million people 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 4 Pakistan 20.53 million people compare
  2. 5 Niger 17.84 million people compare
  3. 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.75 million people compare
  4. 8 Angola 9.17 million people compare
  5. 9 Madagascar 8.63 million people compare
  6. 10 Sudan 8.27 million people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in Chad?
Sanitation facilities usage in Chad was 12.63 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 12.63 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 6.08 million people in 2000.
How does Chad rank for sanitation facilities usage?
Chad ranks 7th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.