Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Chile stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 109th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 99.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 109th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.