Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad
Chad: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 89.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad stood at 89.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2023.
That places Chad 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 21 Rwanda 91.0% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.0% compare
- 22 Zambia 90.0% compare
- 24 Comoros 89.0% compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 89.0% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 88.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Chad
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.2407 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 634.28 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.873 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 892.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 508.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 519,394 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Chad was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Chad ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.