Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Chad
Chad: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 5.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Chad, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of internal resources.
Analysis
Chad recorded 5.9% for annual freshwater withdrawals, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Chad peaked at 5.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1987.
Chad ranks 101st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 3 |
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More climate change data for Chad
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.8796 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 21.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 21.0% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.6 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Chad?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Chad was 5.9% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1987.
- How does Chad rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Chad ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.