Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Chad
Chad: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 11.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Chad is 11.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Chad peaked at 11.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
That places Chad 145th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 11.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 55% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chad's 11.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Chad?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Chad was 11.1% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Chad ranks 145th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.