Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Chad
Chad: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Chad, 1997–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Chad is 12.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Chad peaked at 12.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
Chad ranks 212th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
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 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 209 Niger 20.1% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 17.6% compare
- 211 Malawi 15.6% compare
- 213 Burundi 11.6% 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 with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Chad?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Chad was 12.0% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Chad ranks 212th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. 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.