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.
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 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 118.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (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.