Drinking water services in rural areas in Chile
Chile: Drinking water services in rural areas was 98,492 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
Chile recorded 98,492 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Chile peaked at 377,250 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98,492 people, in 2024.
Chile ranks 60th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 rural areas in Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 377,250 people | — |
| 2001 | 361,692 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 347,372 people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 337,652 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 327,601 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 317,412 people | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 307,080 people | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 296,648 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 286,125 people | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 275,564 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 264,838 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 253,912 people | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 242,832 people | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 231,600 people | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 220,332 people | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 208,974 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 197,710 people | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 186,879 people | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 176,127 people | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 165,007 people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 152,877 people | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 139,984 people | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 126,421 people | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 112,374 people | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 98,492 people | -12.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 98,492 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 9.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 323,440 people | 275,564 people | 377,250 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,821 people | 165,007 people | 264,838 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,030 people | 98,492 people | 152,877 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 rural areas in Chile?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Chile was 98,492 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 in rural areas recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 377,250 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,492 people in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Chile ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.