Access to electricity in Chad
Chad: Access to electricity was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Chad, 1997–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity in Chad stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Chad peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
Chad ranks 214th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 211 Burundi 20.1% compare
- 212 Central African Republic 18.2% compare
- 213 Malawi 15.6% compare
- 215 South Sudan 5.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Chad
- Fuel imports 17.9% (1995)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (1995)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (1975)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Chad?
- Access to electricity in Chad was 13.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for access to electricity?
- Chad ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.