Drinking water service usage in Chile
Chile: Drinking water service usage was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Chile stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Chile peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 42nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.5% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 97.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 99% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 97.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.5% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 39 United Arab Emirates 98.6% compare
- 40 Saint Helena 98.4% compare
- 41 Czechia 98.1% compare
- 43 United States 97.6% compare
- 44 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 45 Canada 96.9% compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Chile?
- Drinking water service usage in Chile was 97.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for drinking water service usage?
- Chile ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.