Drinking water usage in urban areas in Chile
Chile: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 31,242 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Chile is 31,242 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Chile peaked at 31,242 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,099 people, in 2000.
Chile ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,002 people | 13,099 people | 18,983 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,202 people | 19,690 people | 27,274 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,825 people | 28,248 people | 31,242 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 usage in urban areas in Chile?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Chile was 31,242 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31,242 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,099 people in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 usage in urban areas. 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.