People without electricity country in Chad
Chad: People without electricity country was 17.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.58 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
10th
of 214 countries
All-time high
17.58 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.49 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
People without electricity country in Chad, 1997–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 17.58 million for people without electricity country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Chad peaked at 17.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.49 million, in 1997.
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 28 years of available data.
People without electricity country in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.49 million | — |
| 1998 | 7.75 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 7.99 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 8.25 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.50 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.10 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.57 million | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 9.83 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.47 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.80 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.14 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 11.52 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.18 million | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 12.58 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 13.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.52 million | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 13.72 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.92 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.52 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 15.28 million | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 15.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 16.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.00 million | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 17.58 million | +3.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 17.58 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 17.58 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.74 million | 7.49 million | 7.99 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.66 million | 8.25 million | 11.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.19 million | 11.52 million | 15.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.41 million | 15.35 million | 17.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More energy & mining data for Chad
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (1995)
- 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country in Chad?
- People without electricity country in Chad was 17.58 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 17.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 million in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for people without electricity country?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country 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 Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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