Chad — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Chad, 1997–2024.
Electricity access for Chad was 13.40% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1997 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 2.30% in 1997 (about 5.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.74% per year.
Chad ranks 214 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Chad sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 60%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 47 of 48 economies; South Sudan (5.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 41% in 2011. That is 29% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1997 level: doubled by 2005. Doubling roughly every 11 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 157th of 159 in 1997 → 209th of 211 in 2000 → 211th of 215 in 2010 → 213th of 215 in 2020 → 214th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1997 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.4% | +1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +1.7 pp |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 9% | +2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 2.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Electricity access in 1998?
2.42% (1998). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1997 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +482.6% in total — about 6.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 13.4%; 2023: 12%; 2022: 11.7%; 2021: 11.3%; 2020: 10.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.