Drinking water services in Chile
Chile: Drinking water services was 129,734 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Chile is 129,734 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Chile peaked at 390,349 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 129,734 people, in 2024.
That places Chile 62nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 390,349 people | — |
| 2001 | 375,436 people | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 361,765 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 352,672 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 343,253 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 333,703 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 324,023 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 314,255 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 304,411 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 294,548 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 284,528 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 274,317 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 263,963 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 253,467 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 242,958 people | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 232,377 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 221,944 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 212,058 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 202,339 people | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 192,282 people | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 181,124 people | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 169,123 people | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 156,340 people | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 142,951 people | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 129,734 people | -9.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 129,734 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 197.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 339,442 people | 294,548 people | 390,349 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,023 people | 192,282 people | 284,528 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,854 people | 129,734 people | 181,124 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 services in Chile?
- Drinking water services in Chile was 129,734 people 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 services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 390,349 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,734 people in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for drinking water services?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.