Number of people without access to electricity in Chad
Chad: Number of people without access to electricity was 17.58 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity in Chad is 17.58 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Chad peaked at 17.58 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.25 million people, in 2000.
That places Chad 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.66 million people | 8.25 million people | 11.14 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.19 million people | 11.52 million people | 15.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.41 million people | 15.35 million people | 17.58 million people | 5 |
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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)
- Fuel exports 7.9% (1975)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 23.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Chad?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Chad was 17.58 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 17.58 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.25 million people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.