Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Chad
Chad: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 62.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chad recorded 62.2% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Chad peaked at 71.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 2024.
That places Chad 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.4% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 68.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 63.8% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.2% | 63.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Chad?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Chad was 62.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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