Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad
Chad: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad peaked at 23.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2004.
That places Chad 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.6% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 23.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 23.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 10.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 76 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 77 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 78 Namibia 27.5% compare
- 80 Nigeria 22.9% compare
- 81 East Timor 21.9% compare
- 82 Bolivia 21.9% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad was 23.7% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- How does Chad rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Chad ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.