Share of the population with access to electricity in Chad
Chad: Share of the population with access to electricity was 13.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Chad, 1997–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 13.4 for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Chad peaked at 13.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1997.
Chad ranks 213th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.3 | — |
| 1998 | 2.42 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.81 | +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 | +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 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4 | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 | 2.3 | 2.81 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.55 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.86 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 210 Burundi 20.1 compare
- 211 Central African Republic 18.2 compare
- 212 Malawi 15.6 compare
- 214 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 share of the population with access to electricity in Chad?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Chad was 13.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Chad ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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