Chile vs Korea: Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment

Chile
100 Percentage of population
in 2024
Korea
95.2 Percentage of population
in 2024
Chile rank
1st
Korea rank
1st

Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment over time

  • Chile
  • Korea
020406080100198020022024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 100 Percentage of population against 95.2 Percentage of population in Korea, a difference of 4.8 Percentage of population.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.

Chile ranks 1st and Korea ranks 1st of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 64.33 Percentage of population 81.38 Percentage of population 17.05 Percentage of population Korea
2010s 97.71 Percentage of population 92.4 Percentage of population 5.31 Percentage of population Chile
2020s 99.99 Percentage of population 94.66 Percentage of population 5.33 Percentage of population Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment, Chile or Korea?
Chile, at 100 Percentage of population against 95.2 Percentage of population in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment between Chile and Korea?
4.8 Percentage of population, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chile and Korea rank globally for wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment?
Chile ranks 1st and Korea ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chile vs Korea: Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/wastewater-connection-rates-to-treatment-public-total-treatment/chile/korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/wastewater-connection-rates-to-treatment-public-total-treatment/chile/korea/">Chile vs Korea: Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment
Unit
Percentage of population
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,131 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides information on the level of public equipment installed by countries to managed and abate water pollution. It shows the percentage of national population connected to "public" sewerage networks and related treatment facilities, and the percentage of national population connected to "public" wastewater treatment plants, and the degree of treatment. Connected here means actually connected to a wastewater plants through a public sewage network. When analysing these data, it should be kept in mind that the optimal connection rate is not necessarily 100%. It may vary among countries and depends on geographical features and on the spatial distribution of habitats. The interpretation of those data should take into account some variations in countries' definitions, as reflected in metadata. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Country metadata - Métadonnées pays