Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre was 10.77 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad is 10.77 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 197.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 10.77 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Chad 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | +90.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | +89.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | +70.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3701 units per square kilometre | +121.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7293 units per square kilometre | +97.0% |
| 2008 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 1.81 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2010 | 2.28 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 3.62 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.17 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 4.34 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.44 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.06 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 5.55 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 6.09 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 8.22 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 9.59 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 10.77 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 10.77 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.97 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 10.77 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.09 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +300.0% | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4547 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 1.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 units per square kilometre | 2.28 units per square kilometre | 6.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.87 units per square kilometre | 6.9 units per square kilometre | 10.77 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 194 Gabon 11.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Bolivia 11.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 196 American Samoa 11.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 198 Kazakhstan 9.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 199 South Sudan 8.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 200 Libya 7.92 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Chad
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.80 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre in Chad was 10.77 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Chad rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- 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
Mobile cellular subscriptions 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.