Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Chad
Chad: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chad recorded 13.4% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Chad peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
That places Chad 230th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 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% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 13.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 13.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 227 Burundi 20.1% compare
- 228 Central African Republic 18.2% compare
- 229 Malawi 15.6% compare
- 231 South Sudan 5.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Chad
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Chad?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Chad was 13.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Chad ranks 230th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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